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Mathematics Master Information
Electives
For the Master's degree in Applied Mathematics the following additional condition (not manifest in myStudies) must be obeyed: At least 15 of the required 28 credits from core courses and electives must be acquired in areas of applied mathematics and further application-oriented fields.
Electives: Pure Mathematics
Selection: Geometry
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-3556-20LTopics in Symplectic TopologyW6 credits3VP. Biran
AbstractThis will be an introductory course in symplectic geometry and topology.
We will cover the simplest instances of symplectic rigidity phenomena, and techniques to detect and study them. The last part of the course will be devoted to more advanced techniques such as Floer theory.
ObjectiveGet acquainted with the basics of symplectic topology and phenomena
of symplectic rigidity.
Literature1) Book: "Introduction to Symplectic Topology", 3'rd edition, by McDuff and Salamon.
Oxford Graduate Texts in Mathematics

2) Some published articles that will be announced during the semester.
401-3056-00LFinite Geometries IW4 credits2GN. Hungerbühler
AbstractFinite geometries I, II: Finite geometries combine aspects of geometry, discrete mathematics and the algebra of finite fields. In particular, we will construct models of axioms of incidence and investigate closing theorems. Applications include test design in statistics, block design, and the construction of orthogonal Latin squares.
ObjectiveFinite geometries I, II: Students will be able to construct and analyse models of finite geometries. They are familiar with closing theorems of the axioms of incidence and are able to design statistical tests by using the theory of finite geometries. They are able to construct orthogonal Latin squares and know the basic elements of the theory of block design.
ContentFinite geometries I, II: finite fields, rings of polynomials, finite affine planes, axioms of incidence, Euler's thirty-six officers problem, design of statistical tests, orthogonal Latin squares, transformation of finite planes, closing theorems of Desargues and Pappus-Pascal, hierarchy of closing theorems, finite coordinate planes, division rings, finite projective planes, duality principle, finite Moebius planes, error correcting codes, block design
Literature- Max Jeger, Endliche Geometrien, ETH Skript 1988

- Albrecht Beutelspacher: Einführung in die endliche Geometrie I,II. Bibliographisches Institut 1983

- Margaret Lynn Batten: Combinatorics of Finite Geometries. Cambridge University Press

- Dembowski: Finite Geometries.
401-4532-20LIntroduction to 3-ManifoldsW4 credits2VM. Nagel
AbstractThis course provides an introduction to the basic notions and tools of geometric topology with a special focus on three dimensional manifolds.
ObjectiveIn this course, we become familiar with the basic notions and tools of geometric topology, which concerns low-dimensional manifolds and their embeddings. We will focus on 3–dimensional manifolds. While this class of manifolds is very rich, it still allows for many structural results.
An important goal of the lecture is to learn how to manipulate these manifolds: build them from simple pieces, cut them apart, isotope and simplify submanifolds etc. These techniques from differential topology are combined with invariants from algebraic topology, which are incredibly powerful in encoding properties of a 3–manifold. We discuss applications, which give new intuition for these invariants, and answer many questions about manifolds of dimension three or less.
There are many synergies with Algebraic Topology II, which I encourage you to take in parallel.
ContentBackground in differential topology
Foundational results on the topology of 3–manifolds
Knots and concordance
LiteratureKnots and links by D. Rolfsen
3–Manifolds by J. Hempel
Differential topology by T. Bröcker and K. Jänich
Prerequisites / NoticeAlgebraic Topology I
Differential Geometry I
401-3574-61LIntroduction to Knot Theory Information
Does not take place this semester.
W6 credits3G
AbstractIntroduction to the mathematical theory of knots. We will discuss some elementary topics in knot theory and we will repeatedly centre on how this knowledge can be used in secondary school.
ObjectiveThe aim of this lecture course is to give an introduction to knot theory. In the course we will discuss the definition of a knot and what is meant by equivalence. The focus of the course will be on knot invariants. We will consider various knot invariants amongst which we will also find the so called knot polynomials. In doing so we will again and again show how this knowledge can be transferred down to secondary school.
ContentDefinition of a knot and of equivalent knots.
Definition of a knot invariant and some elementary examples.
Various operations on knots.
Knot polynomials (Jones, ev. Alexander.....)
LiteratureAn extensive bibliography will be handed out in the course.
Prerequisites / NoticePrerequisites are some elementary knowledge of algebra and topology.
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