Math 141 -- Differential Topology
Fall 2003, Prof. Allen Knutson

  • Class: T/Th 8 AM, in 3 Evans
  • Book: "Differential topology", by Guillemin and Pollack
  • Homeworks: Assigned Tuesday, due next Thursday.
  • Tests: One in-class midterm (still to be scheduled). Final exam group 21, Thursday 12/18/03, 8-11am. No exceptions!
  • Grading: 30% homework, 30% midterm, 40% final.
  • Office hours: Provisionally, T/Th 9:30-10, Wednesday 11-1, in 1033 Evans.
  • Contact: My email is allenk@math, and put 141 somewhere in the Subject line.

  • Here's a survey for you to fill out and bring to class, so I can get an idea of the general background.
    Here's my old final for this class. Check it out!
    Calendar, and what we've done so far

    We shall be basically following the book, as it's hard to improve upon.

  • HW #1, due 9/2: [GP] Ch 1.1 #3, 4 (change one "a" to "a squared"), 7, 9, 12, 17 answers here
  • HW #2, due 9/9: [GP] Ch 1.2 #1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11 answers here
  • HW #3, due 9/16: [GP] Ch 1.3 #2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7b, 10 answers here
  • HW #4, due 10/2: [GP] Ch 1.4 #2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13 answers here
  • HW #5, due 10/9: [GP] Ch 1.5 #2,7,8,9,10, Ch 1.6 #1,3 answers here
  • HW #6, due 10/16: [GP] Ch 1.6 #7, 2.1 #3,4,9, 2.2 #2,4,7 answers here
  • HW #7, due 10/23: [GP] Ch 2.4 #5,6,9,10,11,12,18 answers here
  • HW #8, due 10/30: [GP] Ch 3.2 #3,6,12,22,26 3.3 #2,4,9,10 answers here
  • HW #9, due 11/6: [GP] Ch 3.5 #6, 3.7 #2, 4.2 #1,6,10 answers here
  • HW #10, due 11/13: [GP] Ch 4.4 #2,3,5,7,8,9,10,13 answers here
  • If you have trouble printing these answers, come ask for a copy in office hours; for me they work on one computer and not another. Grr!