PURE MTH 4102 - Topology and Analysis - Honours

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2025

Solving equations is a crucial aspect of working in mathematics, physics, engineering, and many other fields. These equations might be straightforward algebraic statements, or complicated systems of differential equations, but there are some fundamental questions common to all of these settings: does a solution exist? If so, is it unique? And if we know of the existence of some specific solution, how do we determine it explicitly or as accurately as possible? This course develops the foundations required to rigorously establish the existence of solutions to various equations, thereby laying the basis for the study of such solutions. Through an understanding of the foundations of analysis, we obtain insight critical in numerous areas of application, such areas ranging across physics, engineering, economics and finance. Topics covered are: sets, functions, metric spaces and normed linear spaces, compactness, connectedness, and completeness. Banach fixed point theorem and applications, uniform continuity and convergence. General topological spaces, generating topologies, topological invariants, quotient spaces. Introduction to Hilbert spaces and bounded operators on Hilbert spaces.

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Course Details

Course Code	PURE MTH 4102
Course	Topology and Analysis - Honours
Coordinating Unit	Mathematical Sciences
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	MATHS 2100
Incompatible	PURE MTH 3002
Restrictions	Honours students only
Assessment	Ongoing assessment, exams

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Thomas Leistner

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of metric spaces and topological spaces, and their role in mathematics.
Demonstrate familiarity with a range of examples of these 最新糖心Vlog.
Prove basic results about completeness, compactness, connectedness and convergence within these 最新糖心Vlog.
Use the Banach fixed point theorem to demonstrate the existence and uniqueness of solutions to differential equations.
Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of Hilbert spaces and Banach spaces, and their role in mathematics.
Demonstrate familiarity with a range of examples of these 最新糖心Vlog.
Prove basic results about Hilbert spaces and Banach spaces and operators between such spaces.
Apply the theory in the course to solve a variety of problems at an appropriate level of difficulty.
Demonstrate skills in communicating mathematics orally and in writing.

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Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.	1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.	8
Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.	9
Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.	8,9
Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.	8

Learning & Teaching Modes

The course videos and notes will be available on MyUni, guiding the students through 30 lectures worth of material. Students are expected to actively engage with the material as they follow along. This is complemented by a weekly face-to-face seminar for active learning guided by the lecturer and a weekly workshop, in which students will solve problems together in small groups. Interaction and discussions about
the course material in the seminars and workshops and on the course discussion board is encouraged. Short online quizzes will be given
weekly to help develop understanding. Four homework assignments help develop understanding of the theory and its applications, and timely feedback allows students to gauge their progress. A group project with awritten report further develops research skills, teamwork skills, and communication skills.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Activity	Quantity	Workload hours
Seminars, workshops and quizzes	30	84
Workshops	11	22
Assignments	4	24
Group project	1	26
Total		156

Learning Activities Summary

Lecture Schedule
Weeks 1-5	Metric spaces	Metric spaces, examples, convergent sequences, open and closed sets, Cauchy sequences, complete metric spaces, continuous maps, the Banach fixed point theorem, motivation and examples, Picard's existence and uniqueness theorem for solutions of differential equations, compactness, uniform continuity, the Heine-Borel theorem, the Arzela-Ascoli theorem.
Week 6-8	Topology	Topological spaces, examples, Hausdorff spaces, compact spaces, continuous maps, homeomorphisms, connected and path connected spaces.
Week 9-12	Hilbert and Banach spaces	Normed vector spaces, Banach spaces, examples, bounded linear maps, bounded linear functionals, dual spaces, inner products, Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, parallellogram law, orthogonality, Hilbert spaces, examples, orthogonal projections, Riesz representation theorem, adjoint operators, structure theorem for separable Hilbert spaces.

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Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Task type	Due	Weighting	Learning outcomes
Examination	Summative	Examination period	50%	All
Homework assignments	Formative and summative	Weeks 3, 6, 9, 12	20%	All
Quizzes	Formative and summative	Each week	10%	All
Group project report	Formative and summative	Set in Week 6. Complete draft due for feedback from lecturer in Week 11. Final submission in Week 13.	15%	All
Workshop participation	Formative and summative	Each week	5%	All

Assessment Related Requirements

An aggregate score of 50% is required to pass the course.

Assessment Detail

Assessment task	Set	Due	Weighting
Weekly quizzes	each week	each week	10%
Assignment 1	Week 1	Week 3	5%
Assignment 2	Week 4	Week 6	5%
Assignment 3	Week 6	Week 9	5%
Assignment 4	Week 10	Week 12	5%
Active workshop participation	each week	each week	5%
Group project report	Week 6	Week 13	15%
Final Examination	Exam period	Exam period	50%

There is a quiz due each week, each weighted equally.
A complete draft of the group project report is due to be handed in to the lecturer for feedback no later than Monday Week 11.

Submission

Homework assignments must be submitted on MyUni. It will be assumed that the students have read and accepted the Academic Honesty Statement on MyUni.

Assignments will be returned within two weeks. Students may apply to be excused from or obtain an extension for an assignment for medical or compassionate reasons. Documentation is required and the lecturer must be notified as soon as possible.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M11 (Honours Mark Scheme)
Grade	Grade reflects following criteria for allocation of grade	Reported on Official Transcript
Fail	A mark between 1-49	F
Third Class	A mark between 50-59	3
Second Class Div B	A mark between 60-69	2B
Second Class Div A	A mark between 70-79	2A
First Class	A mark between 80-100	1
Result Pending	An interim result	RP
Continuing	Continuing	CN

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

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