Geometric Topology

MATH2141 and MATH2151

Lecturer : Dirk Schuetz

Term : Epiphany 2010

Lectures :
  • Thursday 14:15 in PH 8
  • Friday 11:00 in CLC 013

Problem Classes : Tuesday 16:15 in L 50 (odd weeks only)

Literature

Here is a set of notes which at the moment only contains part of the lecture. Please check regularly for the latest version.

The following is a list of books on which the lecture is based. Although we will not follow a book strictly, the material can be found in them and they may sometimes offer a different approach.
  • C.C. Adams, The Knot Book. American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 2004.
  • N.D. Gilbert and T. Porter, Knots and Surfaces. Oxford Science Publications, Oxford University Press, 1994.
  • V.G. Boltyanskii and V.A. Efremovich, Intuitive Combinatorial Topology. Springer Verlag, New York, 2001.
  • P. Cromwell, Knots and Links. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004.

Assignments

Problems Homework questions Tutorial questions Hand in on Solutions
Problem Set 1 pdf 2,8,9 5,6,7,3,4 29.01.10 pdf
Problem Set 2 pdf 2,4 - 05.02.10 pdf
Problem Set 3 pdf 6,8b,10 1,2,3,4,7a,7c,8a 15.02.10 pdf
Problem Set 4 pdf 1 - 19.02.10 pdf
Problem Set 5 pdf 2,5,6 1,3 01.03.10 pdf
Problem Set 6 pdf 2,3 - 08.03.10 pdf
Problem Set 7 pdf 2,5,6b,6d 1,4,6a,6c,6e 15.03.10 pdf
Problem Set 8 pdf - - - pdf
Problem Set 9 pdf - - - pdf

Links

  • Knot Atlas
  • Seifert View
Last modified: 20.05.2010.