office hours:Wednesday 10 - 12 or after my classes at the classrooms. classes:Topology, MA 571: T-Th 10:30 - 11:45 REC 112 Calculus, MA 223; T-Th 1:30 - 2:45 UNIV 201 Grader: Frank Bria, office hours Wednesday 3:30-4:30pm in MS 717 Book reqd. Bredon "Topology and Geometry" rec. Munkres "Topology" rec. Steen and Seebach "Counterexamples in Topology" GRADING POLICY: The grading system is designed to foster habits which aid in problem solving. Suppose a problem is worth p points. If the student cannot solve the problem and states "I can't solve the problem because of .... ", he or she will be rewarded with at least p/2 points. False statements and incorrect answers can lower the grade to 0 . A completely correct solution is worth p points. If the student cannot solve the problem, but can explain why he cannot solve the problem, the score will vary from p/2 to p depending upon the reason given by the student. Students who solve the problem will be eligible for extra credit by reflecting profitably upon the problem. Students are encouraged to look up solutions or to discuss the problem with their friends if they wish. I only require that the solution be written in the student's own words, and that any substantial help be cited. These citations will not harm the student's grade. Giving due credit is part of the complete honesty necessary to carry out mathematics. ASSIGNMENTS: 1. Write essay less than one page on your goals for taking this course and your mathematical strengths and weaknesses. Due Thursday, Aug. 22. 2. Do problems 1 - 6 in Munkres on page 20. Due Tuesday August 27. 3. Bredon page 3 problems 2, 3. Due Tuesday September 2 4. Bredon Page 7 problems 1, 2, 4; Page 9 problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 8. Prove Propositions 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.8. Due Sept. 10. 5. Bredon Page 12; problems 1, 2,3,4,5. Due Sept. 17. 6. Bredon Page 14; problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. Page 21; problems 2, 3. Due September 24. 7. Bredon Page 24: problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. Due October 1. Page 28: problems 2, 4, 5. 8. Bredon Page 31: problems 1, 2. Munkres Page 186: problems 1, 2, 3, 6. Due October 10. 9. Bredon Page 43: problems 1, 2, 3, 4. Due October 15. 10. Bredon Page 50: problems 1 - 9. Due October 22. 11. Bredon Page 1, 2, 3. Due October 29. 12. Take home exam: Due November 5. 13. Bredon Page 76, 2 and Page 80, 1, 2, 3, 4. Due November 12. 14. Bredon Page 82, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Due November 19. 15. Bredon Page 86: 1, 2, 3, 4. Page 88: 1, 2, 3, 4. Due December 3.