Background reading
Here you will find materials related to the contents of the course. These are not compulsory, but very interesting and enjoyable!
SMSTC Geometry and Topology 2008/09 notes
Dr Craw, when he was 4th year student.
Note: This is the 4th year project of our Geometry and Topology stream-leader during 2011/12, Dr Alaistar Craw, writen 17 years ago when he was still an undergraduate!
Further note: Dr Craw has reluctantly consented on posting this with two conditions: in his own words, "(a) It was Andrew's idea to post it, (b) nobody should try to learn LaTex from this document."
Zeeman: the Classification Theorem for Surfaces
Erickson: Surface classification
Baez, Stay, Walker: notes on algebraic topology
Milnor: Differential topology 46 years later.
Milnor: Video lecture in Differential topology.
Moller: The fundamental group and covering spaces
Gallier and Xu: A Guide to the Classification Theorem for Compact Surfaces
Oxford lecture notes for "Topology and groups"
Oxford lecture notes for "Part A Topology"
Ulrike Tillmann: Cohomology Theories
Lectures, lecturers and videoconferencing
The lectures for the SMSTC-MSc Geometry and Topology stream will take place on Thursdays from 13:00 to 15:00 using the videoconferencing system.
Well...I don't think this applies to any of our lecturers for the Geometry and Topology stream, but videoconferencing can be a great advantage for some people. Click here to find out!
