MATH 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar

Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered occasionally. Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and the Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.

MATH 180: FS:The Shape of Space (3). First-year Seminar. Prerequisite: First-Year standing. This course is an introduction to the mathematical field called topology. We explore the following questions: How can you tell if a knot is really knotted? How can you tell whether two knots are knotted the same way? What happens when you cut a Mobius strip in half? What is topology, and why do topologists think that a coffee cup is the same as a doughnut? What does topology have to say about the shape of the universe? (SC) Abrams.