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Homework 1: Complete the proof of Theorem 1.4. Exercises 1E, 1D.
Exercises 2A, 2D. due 28 Aug.
Homework 2: Exercises 2B, 2E, 3E, 3F. due 4 Sep.
Homework 3: Prove Theorem 3.11, Exercises 3J, 3K. due 18 Sep.
Homework 4: Exercise 4D.
4D expanded
Exam 1:
Exam 1 In 1.(d), assume that f is onto Y.
Homework 5: Exercises 7L, 7M, 7N.
Homework 6: Exercises 8K, 5H, 8P. due Fri 20 Nov.
Instructor: William Fleissner, 618 Snow (fleissne@math.ku.edu)
Office Hours: 1:00 - 1:30 MWF,
and by appointment
Line number: 43311
Room: 564 Snow
Time: 10:00 - 10:50 MWF
Text: General Topology
by Jack Porter,
available at Kinkos on campus
approximately 13 dollars for the text,
more if you want binding and/or cover
Grading: There will be 400 possible points as follows:
100 Midterm
200 Homework
100 Final
Homework will be due approximately once a week. The midterm and final will be
take home. I expect you to do your own work. If you "rewrite"
a proof from a text or from online, acknowledge the source.
Some important dates:
- August 21 F, first day of class
- September 7 M, Labor Day
- September 10 R, last day to cancel (no W)
- October 15,16, Fall Break
- November 16 M, last day to withdraw (W),
(new this year: no WP/WF, no instructor's signature)
- November 25, 26, 27 Thanksgiving
- December 9 W, last day of class
Make-up exams will be given only with a valid (e.g. medical) excuse with
written documentation. If possible, notify me before the exam (e.g. athletics).
Homework is due at the beginning of class.
Late homework will not be accepted.
Homework should be done neatly on 8.5 by 11 paper,
and turned in stapled and unfolded. How is homework scored?
Each exercise will be worth a several (5, 10 or 20) points. An assignment
who be scored 37/50, for example. At the end of the semester, I will
total your homework scores, and divide by an appropriate number.
The KU Office of Disability Resources (DR) coordinates accommodations
and services for all eligible students with disabilities. If you have
a disability and wish to request accommodations and have not contacted
DR, please do so as soon as possible. Their office is located in
22 Strong Hall; their phone number is 785-864-2620 (V/TTY).
Information about their services can be found at
http://www.disability.ku.edu/.
Please also contact me privately in regard to your needs in this course.
Any student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday
which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements
should contact the instructor at the
beginning of the semester to discuss alternative accommodations.
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