Spring 2021 MATH 276 001 LEC
| Section | Days/Times | Location | Instructor | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 LEC | TuTh 11:00AM - 12:29PM | Internet/Online | Ian Agol | 31355 |
| Units | Enrollment Status | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Open | 2021 Spring, January 19 - May 07 |
Prerequisites Consent of instructor
Description Survey of Knot Theory. We will discuss different classes of knots and knot invariants.
Knots and links are closed embedded curves in 3-dimensional Euclidean space.
Knot theory describes the classification of knots and their relations to many
related topics. There are a plethora of invariants of knots in order to distinguish
them up to isotopy (continuous deformation preserving the embedding). The
goal of this topics class will be to investigate some of these invariants, hopefully
finding some connections between different invariants and highlighting some open problems.
We will also investigate many special classes of knots and links. Examples are hyperbolic knots, fibered knots,
alternating knots, algebraic knots, quasipositive knots, etc. Each week we will consider a different class of
or invariants and explore their interrelationships.
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Recommended Reading
Grading Letter grade.
Homework A final presentation.
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