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MTH 868  Geometry and Topology I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
(MTH 411 and MTH 421) or approval of department.
Description:
Fundamental group and covering spaces, van Kampen's theorem. Homology theory, Differentiable manifolds, vector bundles, transversality, calculus on manifolds. Differential forms, tensor bundles, deRham theorem, Frobenius theorem.
Effective Dates:
SS95 - Open


MTH 868  Geometry and Topology I (Interim Change)

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
MTH 411 and MTH 421
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Applied Mathematics Major or in the Industrial Mathematics Major or in the Mathematics Major or approval of department.
Description:
Fundamental group and covering spaces, van Kampen's theorem. Homology theory, Differentiable manifolds, vector bundles, transversality, calculus on manifolds. Differential forms, tensor bundles, deRham theorem, Frobenius theorem.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open