MAT 145 - Introduction to Topology -
Spring 2009
Announcements:
- Final Exam : Wednesday June 10,
2009 (4 - 7 PM) in our usual classroom (2116 Girvetz Hall).
- Office Hours for June 8-10, 2009
: MTW 10:30-11:30AM, and by appointment (with the exception of
Wednesday afternoon).
Instructor: Dr. Michael Williams
Office: 6523
South Hall
Office Hours (until June 5, 2009):
MWF
10:30-11:30AM, and by appointment (preferably MWF)
e-mail: mikew-AT-math.ucsb.edu
(replace -AT- appropriately)
Teaching Assistant: Robert
Ackermann
Office Hour: Th 5-6 PM in the
Mathlab (1607 South Hall)
Class Webpage:
http://www.math.ucsb.edu/~mikew/MAT145Page/MAT145Spring09.html
Lectures: MWF 1-1:50 PM in 2116
Girvetz Hall [no class on May 25,
2009]
Prerequisite: MAT 8
Required Textbook: Essential Topology
by Martin D. Crossley. Springer-Verlag. 2005.
Supplementary Material:
Course Topics: We will
more-or-less follow Crossley's
book (chapters 2 through 5) with parts of Hatcher's notes thrown in.
For
additional topics, there will be some online references.
Grades: Your final grade will
be comprised of
- Midterm Exam 30%
- Final Exam 40%
- Graded Homework 30%
Academic Integrity: All
students are expected to follow the UC Santa Barbara rules regarding
academic integrity, see http://judicialaffairs.sa.ucsb.edu/StudentResources.aspx
.
Homework: You will solve
assigned problems mostly from Crossley's book
and Hatcher's notes; a major exception to this will be Hw1.
See the homework page for
assignments. You are expected to work all
problems, and to turn in selected problems for grading. No late
homework will be accepted, unless you have a documented excuse. You are
encouraged to work on problems with other students in this class as
long as each person in the group is an active participant; the final
solutions to problems will be formulated and written individually!
The final write-up should be neat and legible. You may type
your solutions (preferably in LaTeX,
or similar); in this case, you will handwrite "I typed this document
myself"
with your signature next to it (at the top of the first page);
otherwise, the homework will not
be accepted.
Midterm Exam: This is
tentatively scheduled for Friday May 8, 2009
1-1:50PM in our usual classroom. Any changes to this scheduled
date/location will be announced. This exam will be a "closed book",
"closed notes" exam.
Final Exam: This is scheduled
for Wednesday June 10, 2009 4-7PM and the
location will be announced. This exam will be a "closed book", "closed
notes" exam.
Quizzes: To help you to gauge
your own progress and to
facilitate discussion, short self-graded quizzes will be given (roughly
once or twice every two weeks). Quiz 1 will be given on Monday April
13, 2009.