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Instructor: Prof. Michael Sullivan, room 385 Neckers, 453-6592,prof (.) michael (.) sullivan (at) gmail (.) com.

Textbook: Introduction to Topology, by James Munkres, 2nd Edition. Amazon

Syllabus: We cover sections 12-37, 41, 48, 51-55. If time permits we will do additional topics from 56-60, 67-78.

Office Hours: TBA

Homework is to be done individually, not in groups.
You should discuss and compare you homeworks after you get them back.
Do not search the internet looking for solutions.
I will know if you do this. I will give you an F if you turn in work that is not yours.

Tests: There will be a midterm and a final. The final is scheduled for Friday Decemeber 15, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm. It is a four hour exam.

Grades: Homework is 30%, midterm is 30%, final is 40%.

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Set 0. Not to be turned in, but recommended for review.
§1: 1, 2, 9.
§2: 1, 2.
§3: 3, 6, 13.
§5: 5.
§7: 1, 5. (This section is very important.)
§9: 2, 4.
§10: 1. 
§11: 1, 4, 8.

Set 1. Due Monday, Sept. 4. 
§9: 6.
§10: 5. 
§11: 5.
§13: 2, 7.

Set 2. Due Wednesday, September 13. 
 
§16: 1, 4, 8.
§17: 2, 3, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19.
§18: 2, 6, 7a, 10.

Set 3. Due Monday, September 18. 

§19: 2, 7.
§20: 4, 5, bonus: 8.
§21: 10.

Set 4. Due Monday, October 1. 

§22: 2, 3. 
§23: 4, 8.
§24: 2. 10.

Set 5. Due Wednesday, October 11. 

§25: 4, bonus problem: 9. 
§26: 3, 5, 6.

Set 6. Due Wednesday, October 18. 

§27: 2ab, 5 (bonus)
§28: 4 (bonus), 5.
§29: 1.

Midterm: Covers Chapters 2 & 3.


Set 7. Due Monday, November 6
§30: 10, 13, 14.
§31: 5, 9(bonus).


Set 8. Due Friday, November 10
§32: 1, 3, 4.
§33: 7.

Set 9. Due Friday, November 17
§34: 1, 2.
§35: 1.
§48: 3.

Set 10. Due Wednesday, Novemeber 29.
§51: 1, 3b.
§52: 2.
§53: 6a.

Set 11. Extra Credit! 

§54: 8.
§55: 1.
§58: 2a-l.
§59: 1.
§60: 1, 5.

Chapter 2
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Sections 15 and 16
Section 17
...
Section 19
Sections 20 and 21
Section 22

Chapter 3
Section 23
Section 24 
Section 25 
Cut Points 
Section 26 
...
Section 28 
Section 29 [Updated 10/18]

Chapter 4
Section 30  Summary
Section 31  (Updated.)
Section 32  Summary
Section 33 
Section 34
...
Section 36 

Chapter 5
Section 37 Illustrating Zorn's Lemma
...

Chapter 6
Section 39 [Optional Reading]
...
Section 41 [Optional Reading]

Chapter 7
Section 48

Chapter 9
Section 51
Section 52
Section 53
...
Section 55

Tutorial on Axiomatic Set Theory

Axiomatic Set Theory

Units Circles in R2

Planar Continua

Summary of Section 30

Summary of Sections 31 & 32

Urysohn's Lemma