On the torus illustrated above, the cycles intersect in one point. (Image courtesy of Rowland, Todd. "Homology Intersection." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Tyler Lawson
MIT Course Number
18.905
As Taught In
Fall 2006
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is a first course in algebraic topology. The emphasis is on homology and cohomology theory, including cup products, Kunneth formulas, intersection pairings, and the Lefschetz fixed point theorem.