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MATH 743

Homotopy Theory

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Introduction to the basic techniques of homotopy theory, with applications to topology and geometry. Properties and computations involving higher homotopy groups; the general theory of fibrations and fiber bundles.

Requirements

Prerequisites

MATH 731MATH 741

Corequisites

MATH 742
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

MATH 731; MATH 741.

Corequisites

MATH 742.

Units

Lecture3

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Every Spring - Odd Years

Terms

spring

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • perform basic computations of homotopy groups via the Homotopy Excision Theorem.
  • compute homotopy groups via the long exact sequence associated to a Serre fibration.
  • characterize obstructions to lifting and extension problems in topology via Postnikov towers and obstruction classes.