MA 231: Topology (3:0)
(Core Course for Mathematics Major)
Open and closed sets, continuous functions, the metric topology, the product topology, the ordered
topology, the quotient topology. Connectedness and path connectedness, local path connectedness.
Compactness. Countability axioms. Separation axioms. Complete metric spaces, the Baire category
theorem. Urysohn’s embedding theorem. Function. Topological groups, orbit spaces.
Instructor: Harish Seshadri
Suggested Books:
1. Armstrong, M. A. 2004. Basic Topology, Springer, India
2. Janich, K. 1984. Topology, Springer-Verlag, UTM
MA 231: Topology (3:0)
(Core Course for Mathematics Major)
Open and closed sets, continuous functions, the metric topology, the product topology, the ordered
topology, the quotient topology. Connectedness and path connectedness, local path connectedness.
Compactness. Countability axioms. Separation axioms. Complete metric spaces, the Baire category
theorem. Urysohn’s embedding theorem. Function. Topological groups, orbit spaces.
Instructor: Harish Seshadri
Suggested Books:
1. Armstrong, M. A. 2004. Basic Topology, Springer, India
2. Janich, K. 1984. Topology, Springer-Verlag, UTM
MA 231: Topology (3:0)
(Core Course for Mathematics Major)
Open and closed sets, continuous functions, the metric topology, the product topology, the ordered
topology, the quotient topology. Connectedness and path connectedness, local path connectedness.
Compactness. Countability axioms. Separation axioms. Complete metric spaces, the Baire category
theorem. Urysohn’s embedding theorem. Function. Topological groups, orbit spaces.
Instructor: Harish Seshadri
Suggested Books:
1. Armstrong, M. A. 2004. Basic Topology, Springer, India
2. Janich, K. 1984. Topology, Springer-Verlag, UTM