Topology II, 550B, Fall 2005

Dr. Florence Newberger

Office: FO3-218
Office Phone:  (562) 985-5675
email:  fnewberg@csulb.edu
web site:  http://www.csulb.edu/~fnewberg		  

Page Contents:
Meeting Times  |  Description  | Goals  |  Text  |  Assignments  |  Tentative Schedule  |  Exams  |  Grades

Assignments
Reading Homework from Section 22
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Homework 1:  Section 22
Due Thursday, September 8                            
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Homework 2: Section 25
Due Thursday, September 15
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Homework 3: Section 51
Due Tuesday, September 27
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Exam 1 Review
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Homework 4: Section 52 and 53
Due Thursday, October 6
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Homework 5: Section 54
Due Thursday, October 13
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Homework 6: Section 54 and 55
Due Thursday, October 20
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Homework 7: Section 58
Due Thursday, November 3
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Exam 2 Review
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Homework 8: Section 71
Due Thursday, November 29
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Final Exam Exercises
Due Friday, December 9
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Meeting Times
MATH 550A Section 01 meets T-Th 5:30-6:45 in LA5-153.

Office hours (held in my office:  FO3-218): 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:15-4 and 4:30-5:30

Feel free to stop by, email or call to schedule an appointment or ask a question!
Description: Topics:  Quotient Spaces, Fundamental Group, Classification of Surfaces  Prerequisites: MATH 550A
Goals: 

This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of algebraic topology and facilitate students' learning of advanced mathemamtics through writing and revising solutions to exercises in topology.

Texts (required):
Topology, Second Edition, James Munkres, Prentice Hall 2000

Assignments:
Expect weekly homework, consisting of reading, writing and exercises.
Homework:  The homework assignments will be graded subject to the following rules:
  • Problems within an assignment will be graded indepedently, as marked in the assingment.  (If you only did part of it on time, turn in that part.)
  • A problem completed correctly and on time will receive 100% of the points.
  • A problem completed correctly and up to one week late will receive 80% of the points. (I really want you to do the homework!!)
  • An incorrect problem (one which is either mathematically wrong or written poorly) will receive partial credit and may be corrected and resubmitted within a week from when it is returned for up to 80% of the points. (In fact, I really want you to do the homework correctly!! Even if you need help or more time.)
Tentative Schedule:
August 30 and September 1
 Section 22 Quotient Spaces
September 6 and 8
 Section 25 Components and Local Connectedness
September 13 and 15
 Chapter 9 (Sections 51-53)
September 20 and 22
September 27
September 29
 Exam 1
October 4 and 6
 Chapter 9 (54, 55, 59 and 60)
October 11 and 13
October 18 and 20
October 25 and 27
November 1
November 3
 Exam 2
November 8 and 10
 Chapter 11 (parts to be determined)
November 15 and 17
November 22 and 24
November 29 and December 1
December 6 and 8

Exams:

I have had good experiences giving take home parts to exams in graduate courses, so it is likely that some of the exams will include parts to be done outside of class.

September 29
 Midterm 1  
November 3
 Midterm 2
TBA
(Verify on CSULB Web site)		 Final Exam (Cumulative)


Grades:

 Distributions.
Homework
40%
Midterm 1 20%
Midterm 2 20%
Final Exam 20%

Policies:  Policies for students with disabilities, make up policies, attendance policy, withdrawal policy and cheating and plagiarism policy: click here!