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Review of metric spacxes, general topological spaces, continuous functions, the product topology, filters and nets, compactness, connected spaces.
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Introduction to the general theory of topological spaces
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'''Sample textbook''':
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[1] Stephen Willard, ''General Topology'', Dover, 20.04
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==Topics List==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Week !! Topic !! Sections from Tucker's book !! Subtopics !! Prerequisite
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|  1-2 
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|| [[Review of set theory and metric spaces]]
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|| 1-2
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|| Cardinal and ordinal arithmetic, metric and pseudometric spaces, metric topologies.
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|| MAT1313, CS2233/2231, or instructor consent.
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|  3-4 
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|| [[Product spaces]]
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|| 3-5
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|| Products and quotient topologies
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|  5-7 
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|| [[Separation and countability]]
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|| 6-9
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|| Separation and countability axioms, regularity and complete regularity
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|  8-10 
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|| [[Compactness]]
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|| 10-12
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|| Characterizations of compactness, connections between compactness and continuity
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|  9-10 
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|| [[Metrization]]
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|| metrizable spaces
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|| Search trees, spanning trees, the Traveling Salesman Problem
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Revision as of 20:57, 18 March 2023

Introduction to the general theory of topological spaces

Sample textbook:

[1] Stephen Willard, General Topology, Dover, 20.04


Topics List

Week Topic Sections from Tucker's book Subtopics Prerequisite
1-2 Review of set theory and metric spaces 1-2 Cardinal and ordinal arithmetic, metric and pseudometric spaces, metric topologies. MAT1313, CS2233/2231, or instructor consent.
3-4 Product spaces 3-5 Products and quotient topologies
5-7 Separation and countability 6-9 Separation and countability axioms, regularity and complete regularity
8-10 Compactness 10-12 Characterizations of compactness, connections between compactness and continuity
9-10 Metrization metrizable spaces Search trees, spanning trees, the Traveling Salesman Problem