MM829: Combinatorial topology (5 ECTS)
STADS: 13011301Level
Master's level course approved as PhD course
Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
Teacher responsible
Email: fenix@imada.sdu.dkTimetable
| Group | Type | Day | Time | Classroom | Weeks | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | I | Monday | 08-10 | Spørg underviseren | 06-13 | |
| Common | I | Tuesday | 16-18 | IMADA Seminarrum | 06-13 | |
| Common | I | Friday | 10-12 | Spørg underviseren | 06-13 |
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Comment:
Ubegrænset deltagerantal. 3. kvartal.
Prerequisites:
None
Academic preconditions:
Basic notions from topology and linear algebra must be known.
Course introduction
Combinatorial topology is a new branch of mathematics that uses combinatorial constructions to create and study topological invariants of cell complexes.
Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- reproduce definitions and results within the syllabus of the course
- apply the theory to solve problems within the socpe of the syllabus of the course
- argue in a mathematically correct and stringent way the steps in the solution of given problems
- supply stringent and complete proofs for statements within the syllabus of the course
- identify and descirbe mathematical structures within the scope of the syllabus of the course in specific examples
surfaces, cell complexes, fatgraph, unicellular map, unifrom generation, diagram presentation of RNA structures.
Literature
- Meddeles ved kursets start.
Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).
Prerequisites for participating in the exam
Mandatory assignments. Pass/fail, internal evaluation by teacher.
Assessment and marking:
Oral exam. Internal examiner, graded after Danish 7 mark scale (5 ECTS).
The reexamination mode may differ from the ordinary exam.
Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 28 hours
Skills training phase: 21 hours, hereof:
- Tutorials: 21 hours
Educational activities
Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.
Remarks
The course is offered when needed, and can be taken as a core Master's course in mathematics, in the category Geometry & Topology. The mandatory exercises must be passed in order for the students to be allowed to go up to the oral exam.
Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.
Tuition fees for single courses
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