240H
- Instructor
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- Jonathan Pakianathan
- E-mail: jonathan.pakianathan@rochester.edu
- Office: Hylan 809
- Office hours in Hylan 809 or online in zoom room 5852752216.
- Office hours, Wednesday 1:55-3 PM, Thursday noon-1.
- Class Meetings
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MW12:30-1:45PM in Gavett 310. Starts, Wed Jan 17. Ends, Monday April 29.
- Textbook
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Topology, by James R. Munkres, 2nd edition (2000). ISBN:0-13-181629-2
- Course Description
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The course will first introduce the basic general topological notions of topological space, metric spaces, quotient spaces, connectedness, compactness, manifolds and topological groups in a variety of settings.
- Prerequisites
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An exposure to proofs and basic set theory notation such as MATH17X, MATH235, MATH200, MATH150 or equivalent.
- Multivariable calculus and linear algebra.
- Scoring (500 total course points)
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The course will be graded out of 500 points. 200 points will come from 10 homework sets, 100 points from the midterm and 200 points from the final. For more information on these components see below.
- Midterm (100 course points=20% of course)
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The midterm will be on Wed, March 6, 7:30-9PM (night) in TBA.
- No books, notes or electronics may be used during the exam.
- Final (200 course points=40% of course)
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The final will be on Monday, May 6, 8:30-11:30AM (morning) in Gavett 310.
- No books, notes or electronics may be used during the exam.
- Homework (200 course points=40% of course)
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Homework will be posted on the course schedule webpage. Written homework will be due on Gradescope on Saturdays at 11:59PM. The first graded homework set HW1 is due Saturday, Jan 27 at 11:59PM. There will be 12 homework sets in total worth 20 points (4% coursegrade) each but only your best 10 will be counted.
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You may collaborate on homework and consult books and online resources while working on a problem but must write up the final solution in your own words and on your own (thus you should internalize the solution you find collaboratively so that when writing it up, you do not consult any other sources.)
- Grader + Grader office hours
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June Terzioglu (bterziog AT u DOT rochester DOT edu)
- Grader Office Half-hour: Mondays, 3:30-4PM (starting Feb 5) in the Hylan 9th floor lounge.
- Academic Integrity Statement
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You are responsible for knowing and abiding by the University of Rochester’s academic integrity code. For a complete listing, visit the College’s web site. Any violation of academic integrity will be pursued according to the specified procedures.