Instructor
Prof. Marco Varisco,
[email protected],
albany.edu/~mv312143/
Office: ES-120C,
Office Hours: TuTh 10:05–11:15, or by appointment.
Schedule
TuTh 8:45–10:05 in ES-146.
Prerequisites
AMAT 540A. (See the University’s Graduate Bulletin.)
Description
After reviewing fundamental groups and covering space theory, the course will focus on homology, with plenty of examples and applications throughout.
Textbook
None is required — but the following book, which is freely available online, is a recommended and popular reference:
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Allen Hatcher, Algebraic Topology, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
math.cornell.edu/~hatcher/AT/ATpage.html
Grading
Weekly homework assignments, quizzes, midterm and final exams. Late submissions will not be accepted.
You are expected to attend all class meetings. The maximum number of absences permitted to receive credit for this course is 5 (five). Excessive tardiness may count as absence.
Of course, you are expected to follow the University’s Standards of Academic Integrity. We refer to the Graduate Bulletin for the policies on incomplete grades.