• Meeting time and place: MW 4:10-5:25pm, Mathematics Building Room 407

  • Office Hours: Monday 12:00-1:00 pm, Thursday 1:00-2:00

  • TA: Alex Pieloch

  • Main References:

                            W.B. Raymond Lickorish, An Introduction to Knot Theory, Springer GTM 175 (1995),

                      D. Rolfsen, Knots and Links, AMS Chelsea (2003),

                      G. Burde and H. Zieschang, Knots, Walter de Gruyter, 2nd ed. (2003).
  • Date Topic Problem Set
    Jan 23 Lectures 1 and 2 Problem Set 1
    Jan 28 Problem Set 2
    Jan 30 Lecture 3 (Chapter 3)
    Feb 4 Lecture 4 (Chapter 3) Problem Set 3
    Feb 6 Lecture 5 (Chapter 5)
    Feb 11 Lecture 6 (Chapter 5) Problem Set 4
    Feb 13 Lecture 7
    Feb 18 Lecture 8 Problem Set 5
    Feb 20 Lecture 9
    Feb 25 Lectures 10 and 11 Problem Set 6
    Feb 27
    Mar 11 Lectures 12-16 Problem Set 7
    Mar 13
    Mar 25 Problem Set 8
    Mar 27
    Apr 1 Problem Set 9
    Apr 3 Lecture 17
    Apr 8 Lectures 18 and 19 Problem Set 10
    Apr 10
    Apr 15 Lecture 20 (Chapters 7 and 8) Problem Set 11
    Apr 17 Lecture 21 (Chapter 7)
    Apr 22 Lecture 22 (Chapter 7)
    Apr 24 Lecture 23 (Chapter 7)
    Apr 29 Lecture 24 (Chapter 12)