MATHEMATICS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
MAT2006 General Topology Spring 2 2 3 3

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Must Course
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor NERMINE AHMED EL SISSI
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This is an introductory course in topology in which students will learn the basic concepts of point set topology. Topology plays an essential role in modern mathematics as it is linked to almost all other fields in mathematics. Students will acquire a firm understanding of the concepts of topology. Moreover, the course aims to further develop students’ skills of writing proofs and gain confidence in proving properties about abstract objects.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
• Understand terms, definitions and prove theorems related to topological spaces.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of topological concepts such as open and closed sets, interior points, and limit points.
• Create new topological spaces from old ones, to name a few: subspaces, product and quotient topologies.
• Understand the link between open sets in a topological space and continuous functions defined over the space.
• Show how homeomorphisms are used to study the structure of topological spaces.
• Apply the properties of topological spaces to study a specific family of topological spaces, namely metric spaces.

Course Content

The course covers the following topics: topological spaces, open and closed sets, Euclidean topology, basis for a topology, limit points, homeomorphisms of topological spaces, continuous mappings, metric spaces, compactness, connectedness, and product topology.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Topology on the real line and topological spaces
2) Open sets, finite-closed topology, functions
3) The Euclidean topology
4) Limit points and neighbourhoods
5) Subspaces and homeomorphisms
6) Connectedness and continuous mappings
7) Intermediate Value Theorem
8) Metric Spaces and convergence of sequences
9) Completeness and contraction mappings
10) Compact spaces and the Heine-Borel Theorem
11) Finite Products
12) Projections onto factors of a product
13) Tychonoff's Theorm for finite Products
14) Review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Topology Without Tears, Sidney A. Morris, https://www.topologywithouttears.net



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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 2 % 10
Presentation 2 % 5
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission 2 % 5
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentations / Seminar 3 3 9
Quizzes 7 1 7
Midterms 2 5 10
Paper Submission 2 3 6
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics 5
2) To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods, 5
3) To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, 4
4) To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, 4
5) To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way, 4
6) To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level, 4
7) To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement, 4
8) To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, 4
9) By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, 5
10) To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning, 3
11) To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school, 3
12) To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. 4