Postgraduate Course: Geometry & Topology 1 (MATH11104)
Course Outline
School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | *Only Postgraduate Taught students on Mathematics Degree Programmes and Undergraduate MMath Year 5 students may take this course, and selection requires the approval of the Programme Director.*
This course covers several fundamental topics in Geometry & Topology, providing a solid and broad foundation to the subject and its interactions with algebra and analysis.
The course discusses the fundamental group and covering spaces, homology and studies differentiable manifolds. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
See 'Breakdown of Assessment Methods' and 'Additional Notes', above. |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | MSc Geometry & Topology 1 | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
An introduction to the applications of algebra to topology via the fundamental group and covering spaces.
Thorough understanding of the applications of topology to the local and global geometry of manifolds.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Special Arrangements |
Selection of this course requires the approval of the Programme Director. |
Keywords | GT1 |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Andrew Ranicki
Tel: (0131 6)50 5073
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Course secretary | Mrs Frances Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 4883
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