Math 551 Topology Syllabus

 

  1. Book: General Topology by Stephen Willard (Dover Press). A number of these books are available on the used market, in hardback, published by Addison Wesley. This is the best graduate topology book available today and one of the best ever published

 

 

 

 

  1. Topics
    • Set Theory and the Real Number Line
    • Metric Spaces
    • Topological Spaces
    • Convergence
    • Separation Axioms
    • Countability Axioms
    • Compactness

 

 

  1. Homework Sets:

 

·        Homework 1

·        Partial Key to Homework 1

·        Homework 2

·        Latex Template

·        Homework 2 Hints