Math 568: Topics in Algebraic Topology

Professor Brooke Shipley


Contact Information

  • Office: 508 SEO
  • E-mail: bshipley@math.uic.edu
    Phone: (312) 996-6095 
CLASS HOURS: 11am MWF in 302 Addams Hall
OFFICE HOURS: TBA
Also: please feel free to ask me questions after class or make an appointment or just stop by my office.

TEXTBOOK: "Vector Bundles and K-Theory" by Allen Hatcher available free on the web
As a back up we'll continue using "Algebraic Topology" by Allen Hatcher.
I may also refer to "Lecture Notes in Algebraic Topology" by James F. Davis and Paul Kirk.

GRADES: Grading will be based on attendance, participation and on projects described below.

PROJECTS: Each student will present a project to the class. Stay tuned for more details.