Spring 2012 Homotopy theory (MAS631)

Time: MWF 11:00-11:50

Lecture room: 2413

Instructor: Suhyoung Choi 4403(office)  Office Hours:
schoi at math dot kaist dot ac dot kr Phone: 2732


We will go over the basic notions and the various tools of homotopy theory. These are treated by topics.

Many proofs will not be given but sometimes only be sketched.

We will center on fiber bundle theory. Topics: fibrations, homotopy groups, Hurewicz map, obstruction theory, homology with local coefficients,
postinikov systems, homotopy operations, homology of fiber spaces, spectral sequences.

Course book:  G.W. Whitehead, Elements of homotopy theory


Grading: Midterm Exam (100pt) Final Presentation (150pt) Report (150pts) Attendance (50pts) Total 450pts

Course homepage: http://math.kaist.ac.kr/~schoi/Homotopy2011I.htm


 


Monday

Wednesday

Friday
Feb 6
Introduction Section 1.1 Feb 8
Section 1.2, 1.3 Feb 10
Section 1.4
Feb 13
Section 1.5
Feb 15
Section 1.6, 1.7 Feb 17
Section 1.7
Feb 20
Section 2.1 Feb 22
Section 2.2 Feb 24
Section 2.2
Feb 27
Section 2.3 Feb 29
Section 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 March 2
Section 2.7
March 5
Section 3.1, 3.2 March 7
Section 3.3.3.4 March 9
Section 3.5
March 12
Section 3.6-3.8 March 14
Section 4.1, 4.2 March 16
Section 4.3, 4.4.
March 19
Section 4.5,4.6 March 21
Section 4.7 March 23
Section 4.8
March 26
Midterm
March 28
Midterm
March 30
Midterm
April 2
Section 4.9, 4.10 April 4
Section 5.1 April 6
Section 5.2,5.3
April 9
Section 5.4,5.5 April 11
Section 5.6 April 13
Section 6.1
April 16
Section 6.2 April 18
Section 6.3 April 20
Section 6.4
April 23
Section 6.5 April 25
Section 6.6 April 27
Section 6.7
April 30
Section 9.1, 9.2 May 2
Section 9.3 May 4
Section 9.4
May 7
Section 9.5, 9.6 May 9
Section 9.7 May 11
Presentations
May 14
Presentations May 16
Presentations May 18
Presentations
May 21
Final
May 23
Final
May 25
Final






 Final Presentation: Chapter 13. Homology of Fibre spaces


There will be three to four reports. Their due dates will be posted here.

The scores of the late homework will be taken off by a formula.

Important Reminder: You need to solve in the order given in the book. You have to mark

the problems you did not solve.