Welcome to the Mathematics Department at UCSB


Introduction to Topology

Math 145 - Fall 2007




Update: You can download the Final Exam here. The due date is Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 7:00pm.


Instructor: Paolo Cascini

Lectures: TR 2:00 - 3:15 - 940-1010

Course Description: Metric Spaces and Topological Spaces. Continuity, Compactness and Connectedness.

Prerequisites: Mathematics 8.

Office Hours: TR 3:30 - 5:00 pm and by appointment.

Textbook: Introduction to Topology (second edition) - T.W. Gamelin and R.E. Greene

Grading: Homeworks 30%, Midterm 30%, Final Exam 40%.

Midterm: There will be one midterm given in class on Tue, Nov. 6.

Homeworks: There will be one problem set each week. NO late homeworks will be accepted, but you are allowed to skip one homework set.

Final Exam: There will be a take home final instead of an in-class exam. It will be posted here on Monday, Dec. 10th and it is due on Wednesday, December 12th at 7:00pm.



Homeworks


Due on 10/11/07: Ch. 1.1 - Ex. 2,4,5,14.

Due on 10/25/07: Ch. 1.2 - Ex. 4,8 + Ch. 1.3 - Ex. 4,5,6.

Due on 11/06/07: Ch. 1.4 - Ex. 2,3 + Ch. 1.5 - Ex. 1,2,3.

Due on 11/20/07: Ch. 2.1 - Ex. 2,3,6 + Ch. 2.2 - Ex. 2,3.

Due on 11/27/07: Ch. 2.3 - Ex. 2,3,4,7,13.

Due on 12/06/07: Ch. 2.6 - Ex. 3,4,5 + Ch. 2.8 - Ex. 2,5.

Department of Mathematics, South Hall. Room 6607 University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93016, phone (805) 893-2171, fax (805) 893-2385, 
email www.ucsb.edu, office hours m-f 8-12, 1-4