MATH 973 - Low-Dimensional Topology I-Geometric Topology

Credits: (3)

Manifolds, triangulations, differentiable structures, wild vs. tame embeddings, the Jordan Curve theorem, Schonflies Theorems, the classification of compact surfaces, Dehn’s Lemma, the Triangulation Theorem and Huaptvermutung in dimensions 2 and 3, introduction to knot theory: knot groups, the Alexander polynomial, and related topics.

Requisites
Pr.: MATH 872 or 881.

When Offered
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