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401-3555-00L 4 Credits DR , MSC D-USYS , D-BAUG , D-MAVT , D-INFK , D-MTEC , D-MATH , D-PHYS , D-BIOL , D-ERDW , D-GESS , D-ITET , D-ARCH , D-CHAB

Characteristic Classes

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Peter Albers
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:25:11

Abstract

Stiefel-Whitney classes: Axioms, applications, existence and uniquenessEuler, Chern, and Pontryagin classes

Objective

Introduction to the theory of characteristic classes

Resources

Literature

Milnor, Stasheff - Characteristic Classes; Princeton University Press Hatcher - Vector Bundles and K-Theory; AVAILABLE ONLINE at http://www.math.cornell.edu/~hatcher/VBKT/VBpage.html Bott, Tu - Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology; Springer Verlag Hatcher - Algebraic Topology; AVAILABLE ONLINE at http://www.math.cornell.edu/~hatcher/AT/ATpage.html

General Information

Language
English
Levels
DR , MSC

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 20 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Characteristic Classes
  • Tue 08:15-10:00 (HG G 3)
2 h weekly

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