General topology. Introduction to set theory and cardinal numbers. Topological spaces. Separation axioms, continuity, connectedness, compactness, product spaces, cardinal invariants. Major results, such as: Urysohn metrization theorem, Baire category theorem, Tychonoff product theorem, Stone-Cech compactification theorem. Further selected topics. Professorial whim and student interest may combine to effect the inclusion of other topics, elementary or advanced or both.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: GRAD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE
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