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Academic Year 2004/2005

Topics in Topology II - Infinitary Combinatorics: Topological Consequences
MATH 525 SP

This course may be repeated for credit.

The principles will involve: Erdos-Rado "arrow relations" (partition calculus); Ramsey theory; (maximal) almost disjoint families; stationary sets; chains and antichains in certain posets. Their consequences involve: calibers and Souslin number; product spaces; resolvability; Stone-Cech remainders; retracts; topological groups.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Examinations and Assignments not known

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

MATH 523 and 524 or equivalent.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: GRAD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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