Math 5801
 General Topology and Knot Theory
Lecturer:   Michael Davis
    Office:   MW (Math Tower) 616
    E-mail:   davis.12@math.osu.edu
    Phone:   292-4886
    Office hours:     MWF  12:30 - 1:15 PM

Text:  James Munkres, Topology (second edition), Pearson, 2000. ISBN-10: 0131816292,   ISBN-13: 978-0131816299
           
Class:   MWF   11:30 AM - 12:25 PM,  Dulles Hall 0020.

Course Description:   Point set topology

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Exams:  There will be a midterm (~ Sept. 30) and final (Dec. 9, 12:00 - 1:45 PM)

Homework:  Will be collected about once a week.  I will also ask you to present homework problems in class (I will usually tell you which problem the day before.)

Quizzes:  Q1 - Sept. 9, Q2 - Oct. 2,
   
Homework Assignments

Assignment + reading in Munkres
 Due Date
 pages
 Problems
1.   1 - 7, 12, 13
 Aug. 30
 20, 28, 39, 83
 2.1, 2.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.4, 13.1, 13.2, 13.4, 13.8
2.  14 - 18
 Sept. 9
 91-92, 100-101
 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.10, 17.6, 17.11-14
3.  18, 20, 19
 Sept. 18
 111-112, 126-128, 118
 18.1, 18.4, 18.10, 20.2, 20.4, 20.6, 19.6, 19.7
4.  22, 23, 24, 25
 Oct. 2
 145, 152, 158, 162
 22.2, 22.3, 22.4, 23.2, 23.5, 23.11, 24.2, 24.8, 24.10, 25.2
5. 26, 27
 Oct. 9
 170-171, 177
 26.1, 26.2, 26.3, 26.4, 26.7, 26.8, 27.2, 27.4, 27.6
6. 30, 31, 32
 Oct. 28
 194, 199, 205
 30.4, 30.5, 31.2, 31.5, 32.1, 32.3, 32.4
7. 33, 34, 35
 Nov. 13
 212, 223
 33.1, 33.3, 35.1, 35.4, 35.5, 35.6
8. 74, 76, 77, 78
 Nov. 18
 471, 476
 77.3, 77.4, 78.1
9. 43-48
 Dec. 2
 270-271, 280, 299
 43.4, 43.8, 43.9, 45.2, 45.4, 48.2, 48.3