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Topology
(dt. Topologie)

Level, degree of commitment Advanced module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lecture (4 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS),
270 hours (90 h attendance, 180 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 9 CP
Course requirement(s): Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises.
Examination type: Written or oral examination
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Mathematics.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
Regularly alternating with other advanced modules der Geometrie
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Ilka Agricola, Prof. Dr. Pablo Ramacher, Prof. Dr. Volkmar Welker

Contents

  • Fundamentals of set-theoretic topology: Open sets, continuous mappings.
  • Bases, construction of topological spaces, connectivity, separation properties
  • Compactness and metrizability: Central theorems on compactness,
  • metrizability conditions
  • Homotopy,: homotopy classes and equivalence, mappings of and in spheres
  • Coverings: lifting properties, fundamental group

Qualification Goals

The students

  • understand basic principles of topological structures and recognize that such structures can be found in many parts of mathematics,
  • practice the axiomatic approach and train their abstraction skills,
  • develop a deeper understanding of the implications of elementary conditions on a topological space,
  • practice mathematical methods (development of mathematical intuition and its formal justification in proofs),
  • improve their oral communication skills in the recitation class by practicing free speech in front of an audience and during discussions.

Prerequisites

None. The competences taught in the following modules are recommended: either Foundations of Mathematics and Linear Algebra I and Linear Algebra II or Basic Linear Algebra, either Analysis I and Analysis II or Basic Real Analysis.


Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Mathematics.

It can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)

  • B.Sc. Computer Science
  • B.Sc. Mathematics
  • M.Sc. Computer Science
  • M.Sc. Mathematics
  • LAaG Mathematics

When studying LAaG Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Advanced Modules.

The module is assigned to Pure Mathematics. Further information on eligibility can be found in the description of the study area.


Recommended Reading

  • tom Dieck, Tammo: Topologie. Walter de Gruyter, 2000.
  • Jänich, K.: Topologie, Springer 2001.
  • Schubert, H.: Topologie, Teubner 1975.



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