It is easy to draw two knots that are intuitively different, but it is not that easy to show that they are indeed different. These are useful not only in distinguishing different knots, but also in telling certain geometric and topological properties of the knots. We will also learn some basic techniques in geometric topology. Rolfsen's book contains a lot of pictures. The course is expected to be fun and easy to follow.
Final grade is based on homework and some presentations in the class.
For additional information, click here . The sequence M270-M271 gives a functional analysis framework for the study of problems in numerical analysis. Applications are given to a variety of numerical analysis problems, including numerical integration, approximation of functions, finite difference and finite element methods for solving partial differential equations, linear and nonlinear variational inequalities, linear and nonlinear integral equations of Fredholm type, and boundary integral equations. For additional information, click here . See also the 300 Level Courses .