MATH737 VECTOR BUNDLES AND CHARACTERIST.CLASSES
| Course Code: |
2360737 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Mathematics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. SEMRA PAMUK |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
The definition and examples of vector bundles. basic constructions of vector bundles and their main properties. definition and basic properties of Stiefel
Whitney classes. Euler class. Chern classes and Pontrjagin classes. brief obstruction theory. basic calculations and some applications of characteristic classes as obstructions.
