Course detail
Applied Topology
FSI-9APT Acad. year: 2021/2022 Summer semester
In the course, the students will be taught fundamentals of the general topology with respec to applications in geometry, analysis, algebra and computer science.
Language of instruction
Czech
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The students will acquire knowledge of basic topological concepts and their properties and will understand the important role topology playes in mathematical analysis. They will also learn to solve simple topological problems and apply the results obtained into other mathematical disciplines and computer science
Prerequisites
All knowledge of the courses oriented on algebra and analysis that are taught in the bachelor's and master's study of Mathematical Engineering.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and methods of applied topology including examples.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Students are to pass an exam consisting of the written and oral parts. During the exam, their knowledge of the concepts introduced and of the basic propertief of these concepts will be assessed. Also their ability to use theoretic results for solving concrete problems will be evaluated.
Aims
The aim of the course is to make the students acquitant with basics of topology and with topological methods frequently used in other mathematical disciplines and in computer science.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The attendance of lectures is not compulsory and, therefore, it will not be checked.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme D-APM-P: Applied Mathematics, Doctoral, recommended course
Programme D-APM-K: Applied Mathematics, Doctoral, recommended course
Type of course unit
Lecture
20 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Basic concepts of set theory
2. Axiomatic system of closure operators
3. Čech closure operators
4. Continuous mappings
5. Kuratowski closure operators and topologies
6. Basic properties of topological spaces
7. Compactness and connectedness
8. Metric spaces
9. Closure operators in algebra and logic
10. Introduction to digital topology