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
Catalog Details
Offering
Every Spring - Odd Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
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.