MAT4273

The textbook(s) for this course is [1] Undergraduate Topology, by R. H. Kasriel; topics from [2] Introduction to Analysis by W. R. Wade (Stone-Weierstrass Theorem).

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Topics List

Date	Sections	Topics	Prerequisite Skills	Student Learning Outcomes
Week 1	30-31	Algebraic Structure of the Real Numbers	Order of Operations	Review of algebraic properties of the Real Numbers
Week 1	30-31	Distance Between Two Points in the Real Numbers	Absolute Value Algebraic Structure of the Real Numbers	The distance between two point on the real line
Week 1	30-31	Limit of a sequence in the Real Numbers	Distance Between Two Points in the Real Numbers Suprema, Infima, and the Completeness Property	The definition of a limit of a sequence
Week 1	30-31	The Nested Interval Theorem for the Real Numbers	Limit of a sequence in the Real Numbers Intervals Suprema, Infima, and the Completeness Property Mathematical Induction	The nested intervals property in the real numbers
Week 2	34-38	Cauchy-Schwarz Formula	Absolute Value Inequalities	The Cauchy-Schwarz Formula
Week 2	34-38	Distance Between Two Points in Higher Dimensions	Distance Between Two Points in the Real Numbers	Distance formula for higher dimensions
Week 2	34-38	Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions	Sets:Operations Open Intervals Suprema, Infima, and the Completeness Property	Definition of an open set Definition of an interior point
Week 2	34-38	Limit Points (or Cluster Points) in Higher Dimensions	Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions Limit of a sequence in the Real Numbers Mathematical Induction	Definition of a limit point (or cluster point) The limit point as the limit of a sequence
Week 3	39-40	Closed Subsets in Higher Dimensions	Sets:Operations Limit Points (or Cluster Points) in Higher Dimensions Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions	Definition of a closed set Properties of a closed set
Week 3	39-40	Bounded sets in Higher Dimensions	Closed Subsets in Higher Dimensions Limit Points (or Cluster Points) in Higher Dimensions Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions	Definition of a bounded set Properties of a bounded set
Week 3	39-40	The Nested Interval Theorem in Higher Dimensions	The Nested Interval Theorem for the Real Numbers Bounded sets in Higher Dimensions	The nested intervals theorem in higher dimensions
Week 3	39-40	The Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem in Higher Dimensions	The Bolzano Weierstrass Theorem Bounded sets in Higher Dimensions	The Bolzano Weierstrass Theorem in higher dimensions
Week 4	41-43	Convergent Sequences and the Cauchy Criterion in Higher Dimension	Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions Limit of a sequence in the Real Numbers The Cauchy Criterion for Convergence	Definition of a convergent sequence in higher dimensions The Cauchy criterion for convergence of sequences in higher dimensions
Week 4	41-43	Heine-Borel Theorem	Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions Closed and Bounded sets	Definition of an open cover for a set Definition of compactness The Heine-Borel Theorem
Week 4	41-43	Lindeloff Theorem	Heine-Borel Theorem Intervals Unions and Intersections of Sets	The Lindeloff Theorem
Week 5	45 and 75-76	Topological Spaces	Unions and Intersections of Sets Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions Closed Subsets in Higher Dimensions	Definition of a Topological space Examples of Topological spaces Basic theorems concerning topological spaces
Week 5	45 and 75-76	Distance Functions, Metrics	Functions Triangle Inequality Bounded sets in Higher Dimensions	Criteria for a function to be a distance function Common distance functions
Week 5	45 and 75-76	Metric Spaces	Distance Functions, Metrics	The definition of a metric space Basic examples of metric spaces
Week 6	46-47	Open Sets and Closed Sets in Metric Spaces	Sets:Operations Metric Spaces Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions Closed Subsets in Higher Dimensions	Definition of an open set in a metric space Definition of a closed set in a metric space Basic examples of open and closed sets in metric spaces
Week 7	48-49	A Topology Given By A Metric	Distance Functions, Metrics Open Sets and Closed Sets in Metric Spaces	Typologies given by metrics
Week 7	48-49	Subspaces of Metric Spaces	Open Sets and Closed Sets in Metric Spaces Metric Spaces	Subspace topologies in metric spaces
Week 8	50-52	Convergent Sequences in Metric Spaces	Sequences Metric Spaces	The Definition and basic properties of convergent sequences in a metric space
Week 8	50-52	Cartesian Products of Metric Spaces	The Cartiesian Product Open Sets and Closed Sets in Metric Spaces	Product topologies
Week 8 and 9	50-52	Continuous Mappings Between Metric Spaces	Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions Closed Subsets in Higher Dimensions Continuous Functions	Definition and basic properties of continuous mapping between metric spaces
Week 9	53-55	Separation Properties	Topological Spaces Open/Closed sets in metric spaces	Definition and basic examples of separations of a set
Week 9 and 10	53-55	Connectedness	Open/Closed sets in metric spaces Continuous Mappings Between Metric Spaces	Definition and basic properties of connected sets Invariance of connectedness under continuous mappings Path/polygonal connectedness
Week 10	56-59	Separable Metric Spaces	Separation Properties Metric Spaces Convergent Sequences in Metric Spaces	Definition and basic properties of continuous mapping between metric spaces
Week 10	56-59	Totally Bounded Metric Spaces	Metric Spaces Open/Closed sets in metric spaces Bounded sets in Higher Dimensions	Definition and basic properties of separable and totally bounded metric spaces
Week 10	56-59	Bounded Sets and Bounded Functions in a Metric Space	Totally Bounded Metric Spaces Functions:Range	Basic properties of bounded sets and bounded functions in metric spaces
Week 11	60-62	Compactness in Metric Spaces	Continuous Mappings Between Metric Spaces Open/Closed sets in metric spaces Bounded Sets and Bounded Functions in a Metric Space	Definition and basic properties of compact sets in metric spaces Invariance of compactness under continuous mappings
Week 12		Review
Week 13	63-65	Complete Metric Spaces	The Cauchy Criterion Convergent Sequences in Metric Spaces Bounded Sets and Bounded Functions in a Metric Space	Definition and basic properties of complete metric spaces
Week 13	63-65	Baire's Theorem and Applications	Open/Closed sets in metric spaces Separation Properties The Derivative The Riemann Integral Monotone Functions	Baire's Theorem for metric spaces Applications of Baire's Theorem for metric spaces
Week 8	50-52	Continuous Mappings Between Metric Spaces	Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions Closed Subsets in Higher Dimensions Continuous Functions	Definition and basic properties of continuous mapping between metric spaces
Week 8	50-52	Continuous Mappings Between Metric Spaces	Open Subsets in Higher Dimensions Closed Subsets in Higher Dimensions Continuous Functions	Definition and basic properties of continuous mapping between metric spaces