METRIC AND TOPOLOGICAL SPACES

Course Code

MX 3532

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Professor R J Archbold

Pre-requisites

MX 3021

Overview

The course gives an introduction to topology. In particular it introduces the concept of a topological space and the idea of continuity of mappings between topological spaces. An important class of topological spaces, metric spaces are studied in depth. The ideas and concepts are applied to the particular case of Euclidean space.

Structure

12 week course - 2 one-hour lectures per week and 1 one-hour tutorial per week (to be arranged).

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (80%); in-course assessment (20%).

Resit: 1 two-hour examination (maximum of 100% resit and 80% resit with 20% in-course assessment).