SUBJECT
Title
Algebraic and differential topology
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
6+3
Recommended in
Semesters 1-4
Typically offered in
Autumn/Spring semester
Course description
Characteristic classes and their applications, computation of the cobordism ring of manifolds.
Existence of exotic spheres.
Readings
- J. W. Milnor, J. D. Stasheff: Characteristic Classes, Princeton, 1974.
- R. E. Stong: Notes on Cobordism Theory, Princeton, 1968.