The goal of this first semester is to introduce some of the powerful machinery made available by algebraic topology. Basic topics include CW-complexes, simplicial sets, homology and cohomology, homological algebra, cup products, and further topics.

Course news

Office hours have changed on Friday from 2:30-3:30 to 12:20-1:20.

Course Information

Here is the course syllabus.

The course textbook is Hatcher's "Algebraic topology." It is available from the bookstore or can be found online on the author's webpage.

This semester we will be covering topics in chapters 0, 2, and 3, but our coverage will not be directly from the text.

Homework

• Problem set 1, due Monday, September 8.
• Problem set 2, due Monday, September 15.
• Problem set 3, due Monday, September 22.
• Problem set 4, due Monday, September 29.
• Problem set 5, due Monday, October 6.
• Problem set 6, due Monday, October 13.
• Problem set 7, due Monday, October 20.
• Problem set 8, due Monday, October 27.
• Problem set 9, due Monday, November 3. (Corrected problem 1, Nov. 2)
• Problem set 10, due Monday, November 10.
• No homework due November 17.
• Problem set 11, due Monday, November 24.
• Problem set 12, due Wednesday, December 3.

Contact information

If you have questions or comments, please contact me. My contact information is as follows:

• By email: tlawson (at) math.umn.edu
• By phone: 5-6802
• By foot: Vincent Hall 323