Details of MA4104 (Autumn 2020)
| Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 | 
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) | 
|---|---|---|
| MA4104 | Algebraic Topology | Md. Ali Zinna | 
| Syllabus | 
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| Fundamental Group: Review of quotient topology, path homotopy, definition of fundamental group, covering spaces, path and homotopy lifting, fundamental group of $S^1$, deformation retraction, Brouwer's fixed point theorem, Borsuk-Ulam theorem, van-Kampen's theorem, fundamental group of surfaces, universal covering space, correspondence between covering spaces and subgroups of fundamental group. Homology Theory: Simplicial complexes and maps, homology groups, computation for surfaces. | 
| Prerequisite | 
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| Algebra I (MA3102) and Topology (MA3201) | 
| References | 
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| Suggested Texts: 1. Hatcher, A., Algebraic Topology, Cambridge University Press. 2. Massey, W.S., A Basic Course in Algebraic Topology, Springer-Verlag. 3. Munkres, J.R., Elements of Algebraic Topology, Addison-Wesley. 4. Spanier, E.H., Algebraic Topology, Springer-Verlag. | 
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed | 
| 2 | IP ( Mathematical Sciences ) | 3 | Core | 
| 3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed | 
| 4 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed | 
| 5 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed | 
| 6 | MS | 5 | Not Allowed | 
| 7 | MS | 7 | Elective | 
| 8 | MS | 9 | Not Allowed | 
| 9 | RS | 1 | Elective | 
| 10 | RS | 2 | Elective |