Homework, Exams, and Grades:
Homework Policy:
Homework is due in class on Thursdays.
Late homework will never be accepted. Late homework will never be
accepted. Late homework will never be accepted. If you know in advance you will be unable
to turn in homework when it's due, you should plan to turn it in ahead of time. If you are unavoidably prevented
from submitting homework for a good reason, you still may not turn it in late. Religious holidays are not an excuse
for late homework!!! If you know that there is an impending religious holiday, it is your responsibility to make
arrangements to submit homework early. Since homework is only due once a week, this should be manageable.
Homework must be neat, well-organized, and legible. If your handwriting is difficult to read (as mine can be), TeX your homework
(as I do). If you tend to scratch out or erase incorrect parts of solutions (as I do), do a rough draft or type your
homework (as I do). Write in paragraphs, sentences, and English words. Use punctuation and conjunctions to indicate
your flow of thought rather than arrows or telepathy. Shoot for lucidity rather than terseness.
The text for the course will be "Algebraic Topology", by Alen Hatcher, together with
various notes supplied by Herman.
Homework: (due)
- January 18: Herman's Notes 6.2, 9.1, 10.4, 13.2, 14.3, 14.5 (a, b, c)
- January 25: Section 20 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15 Section 21 8, 11, 13
- February 1: Section 21 14, 15 Section 22 2, 4, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22
- February 8: Section 23 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 18, 23 (Optional: 9, 10, 20)
- February 15: Section 24 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15