2017 Advanced topics in Geometry G1

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Mathematics
Instructor(s)
Nosaka Takefumi 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri5-6(H119A)  
Group
-
Course number
MTH.B507
Credits
1
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2017/8/21
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The course is an introduction to group cohomology, and gives the basic on group cohomology and its applications. The group cohomology has a long history and appear in some fields, and has studies from many viewpoints, including topology and algebra, number theory. In this course, I first give the definitions and examples of group cohomology, and give fundamental properties, and explain Hopf theorem. Furthermore, I also takes basics on covering, fundamental group, CW complexes with homology, and so on.

Student learning outcomes

The aim is to understand the basics of group cohomology. I fix the goal for understanding the Hopf theorem and its applications.

Keywords

Group cohomology, fundamental group, covering of CW complexes, central extension, cup products

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

A common course

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction Definitions and properties
Class 2 Projective resolutions and exmaples Definitions and properties
Class 3 Fundamental group, covering, and CW complex Definitions and properties
Class 4 Eilenberg-MacLane spaces and some computations Definitions and properties
Class 5 Induced representaion, Shapiro lemma, and transfer Definitions and properties
Class 6 transfer and its applications Hopf's theorem and central extensions Definitions and properties
Class 7 Hopf theorem and central extensions Definitions and properties
Class 8 Cup products, the homology of abelian groups, and fox derivation Definitions and properties

Textbook(s)

No textbook

Reference books, course materials, etc.

K. S. Brown 「Cohomology of groups 」 (Springer-Verlag )

Assessment criteria and methods

Reporting assignments(100%).

Related courses

  • MTH.B202 : Introduction to Topology II
  • MTH.B301 : Geometry I
  • MTH.B302 : Geometry II

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

I suppose elementary and basics on group and topology.

Other

I welcome any questions on this course

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