Math 627-628 Syllabus

Prof. William Menasco
Office: Mathematics Building, Rm. 112, North Campus
Hours: By appointment. (i.e. drop by my office and see if I am available.)

Texts: Differential Topology, Guillemin/Pollack, Prentice-Hall Publishing.
Algebraic Topology, Allan Hatcher, Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Other references: Topology from a Differential viewpoint, John Milnor, University of Virginia Press, 1965. Homology Theory, James W. Vick, Academic Press. A Basic Course in Algebraic Topology, William Massey, Springer-Verlag, No. 127.

Material to be covered: In the fall through the spring semester we will cover chapters 0 thru 3 of Hatcher's book chapters 1-2 of Guillemin/Pollack's book. Students are responsible for all material that is covered in lecture.

Assignments: Homework will be assigned bi-weekly and is required to be handed in on time.

Grading: There will be bi-weekly homework, two midterms and a final exam, weighted using the formula; homework=25% , each midterms=25%, and the final exam=25%. The midterms will be given in lecture.

Dates to remember: Friday, November 9^th- Last day to drop the course.
Friday, November 9^th- Last day to resign from the course.