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This entry is from Winter semester 2018/19 and might be obsolete. No current equivalent could be found.
Elementary Topology
(dt. Elementare Topologie)
Level, degree of commitment | Advanced module, compulsory elective module |
Forms of teaching and learning, workload |
Lecture (3 SWS), recitation class (1 SWS), 180 hours (60 h attendance, 120 h private study) |
Credit points, formal requirements |
6 CP Course requirement(s): Written or oral examination Examination type: Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises. |
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, irregular |
Person in charge of the module's outline | Prof. Dr. Ilka Agricola |
Contents
- Topological spaces and manifolds
- Elementary properties of topological spaces: compactness, orientability, boundary. Many examples: Möbius band, Klein's bottle, projective space etc.
- Classification of surfaces, genus of a surface, triangulations, Boy's surface
- Euler Characteristic and Euler's polyhedron theorem
- Fundamental group, mapping degree and coverings
Qualification Goals
The students shall
- understand basic principles of topological structures and recognize that such structures can be found in many parts of mathematics,
- practice axiomatic procedures and train their abstraction skills,
- practice mathematical working methods (development of mathematical intuition and its formal justification, proof techniques),
- improve their oral communication skills in the exercises by practicing free speech in front of an audience and during discussion.
Prerequisites
Translation is missing. Here is the German original:
Keine. Empfohlen werden die Kompetenzen, die in den Basismodulen vermittelt werden.
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
When studying B.Sc. Computer Science, this module can be attended in the study area Minor subject Mathematics.
Recommended Reading
- Boltjanskij, V.G. und Efremovic, V.A.: Anschauliche kombinatorische Topologie. VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften (1986).
- Hatcher, A.: Algebraic topology. Cambridge University Press (2002).
- Hu, S.-T.: Homotopy Theory. Academic Press (1959).
- Ossa, E.: Topologie. Vieweg-Verlag (1992).
- Pontrjagin, L.S.: Grundzüge der kombinatorischen Topologie. VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften (1956).
- Stöcker, R. und Zieschang, H.: Algebraische Topologie. Eine Einführung. Teubner-Verlag (1988).
Please note:
This page describes a module according to the latest valid module guide in Winter semester 2018/19. Most rules valid for a module are not covered by the examination regulations and can therefore be updated on a semesterly basis. The following versions are available in the online module guide:
- Winter 2016/17
- Summer 2018
- Winter 2018/19
- Winter 2019/20
- Winter 2020/21
- Summer 2021
- Winter 2021/22
- Winter 2022/23
- Winter 2023/24 (no corresponding element)
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