Math 141

UC Berkeley, Spring, 2010

Instructor

Rob Kirby
kirby@math.berkeley.edu
Office phone: 510-642-0845.
Office: 919 Evans.
Office hours: 9-10am MF and by appointment.

Lectures (MWF 8-9pm)

Lectures take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:10am to 9:00am in 5 Evans.

Textbooks

The text for Math 141 is Differential Topology by Guillemin and Pollack.

Exams

Final exam: 10 May, 8am, 3 Evans.

Midterm exam:

26 April, 2010

Grades

The written midterm will count 100 points, the oral exam will count, and the final exam will count 200 points.

Homework assignments

Homework is normally due on Mondays.

The Problem

Let f:[0,1]-->[0,1] be the function defined to be 0 at the irrationals and 1/q when x = p/q in reduced form.

1. For what points in x in [0,1] is f continuous? Prove your answer to this question, and all the following also..

2. For what points in x in [0,1] is f differentiable?

3. Does the integral of f over [0,1] exist?

Let F:[0,1]x[0,1] --> [0,1] be defined by F(x,y) = f(x)f(y).

4. For what points (x,y) in [0,1]x[0,1] is F continuous?

5. Is F differentiable at (0,0)?

6. Does the integral of F over [0,1]x[0,1] exist?

Due this semester.

Page 5: 2, 4, 6, 18.

Page 12: 11, 12.

Due Monday, 25 January.

Page 18: 2, 9.

Page 25: 5, 7, 8, 10.

Due Monday 1 February.

Page 32: 2, 10, 11.

Page 37: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.

Due Monday 8 February.

Page 45: 1. 4. 6. 9. 17.

Due Monday 22 February.

Page 76: 16.

Due Monday, 1 March.

A. If X and Y are CW complexes, show that XxY is a CW complex.

B. Calculate the homology groups of S^1 x S^2.

C. Calculate the homology groups of the 3-torus.

D. Calculate the homology groups of real projective n-space.

Due Monday, 8 March.

Page 160: 5, 10, 11.

Page 172: 5, 7.

Due Monday 12 April.

Page 172: 8, 9, 10, 12.

Page 185: 2, 8.

Due Monday 19 April.


Rob Kirby
Last modified: Wed Apr 14 14:10:15 PDT 2010