Instructor
Prof. Marco Varisco,
[email protected],
albany.edu/~mv312143
Office: Catskill 399A,
Office Hours: MW 11:40–1:00 or by appointment.
Schedule
MW 1:10–2:30 in SS-117.
Prerequisites
AMAT 540A.
Description
After reviewing fundamental groups and covering space theory, the course will focus on homology, with plenty of examples and applications throughout.
Textbooks
None is required and none will be followed closely — but the following book, which is freely available online, is a recommended and popular reference:
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Allen Hatcher, Algebraic Topology,
Cambridge University Press, 2002.
pi.math.cornell.edu/~hatcher/AT/ATpage.html
Grading
Homework assignments.
New York State Education Law (Section 224-A) requires campuses to excuse, without penalty, individual students absent because of religious beliefs, and to provide equivalent opportunities for make-up examinations, study, or work requirements missed because of such absences. I will work directly with you to accommodate religious observances, provided that you notify me in a timely manner.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided for students with documented physical, sensory, systemic, medical, cognitive, learning, and mental health (psychiatric) disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring accommodation in this class, please notify the Disability Access and Inclusion Student Services ([email protected]). Upon verification and after the registration process is complete, the DAISS will provide you with a letter that informs me that you are a student with a disability registered with the DAISS and lists the recommended reasonable accommodations.
Of course, you are expected to follow the University’s Standards of Academic Integrity. We refer to the Graduate Bulletin for the policies on attendance and incomplete grades.