Mth 635 Algebraic Topology II

Topics from singular and simplicial homology and cohomology theories, fundamental group and covering spaces, CW complexes and elements of homotopy theory, algebraic theory of manifolds, introduction to differential topology and vector bundles, applications. This is the second course in a sequence of three: Mth 634, Mth 635, and Mth 636 which must be taken in sequence. Recommended prerequisites: Mth 435/535 and 444/544.