MATH 4530 Topology.
Prelim I
In class 75min: 2:55-4:10 Thu 9/30.
Problem 1 (45pts): Consider the following topological spaces:
(1) Z as a subspace of R with the finite complement topology
(2) [0, ] as a subspace of R.
(3) [0, ] {1} as a subspace of R.
2
= 1} as a subspace of Rn+1 .
(4) The unit n-sphere S n := {(x1 , , xn+1 ) Rn | x12 + + xn+1
2
n
n
2
(5) The unit n-disk D := {(x1 , , xn ) R | x1 + + xn 1} as a subspace of Rn .
(6) S 1 S 1 with the product topology, called the torus.
(7) RP2 defined as a quotient space of R3 {(0, 0, 0)} by the identification (x, y, z) (x, y, z) for
all R {0}.
(8) The quotient space of R2 by the identification (x, y) (x, y) for all R>0 .
(9) O(2, R) the set of all 2 2 matrices M with real values such that MM t = I2 , as a subspace of R4 .
(10) The quotient space of R2 by the identification (x, y) (x + n, y + n) for all n, m Z.
(11) The closure of {(x2 , sin(1/x)) R2 |x R>0 } in R2 .
Q1-1: Find all compact spaces. (11pts)
Q1-2: Find all connected spaces. (11pts)
Q1-3: Find all Hausdorff spaces. (11pts)
Q1-4: Find two spaces that are homeomorphic. (2pts)
Q1-5: Find all path connected spaces from (2) - (11). (10pts)
Problem 2 (20pts): True or false? If it is true, write the proof in complete sentences. If it is false, then
give a counterexample.
(1) If X is a Hausdorff space, then any quotient space of X is Hausdorff. (5pts)
(2) Let f : X Y be a continuous map between topological spaces. If a sequence (xn ) converges to
x in X, then ( f (xn )) converges to f (x) in Y. (5pts)
(3) Let f : X Y be a continuous and injective map. Suppose that X is compact and Y is Hausdorff.
If A is a closed subspace of X, then the restriction map f |A : A f (A) is a homeomorphism.
(5pts)
(4) Let B and B0 be bases of topologies T and T 0 . If T is finer than T 0 , then B B0 . (5pts)
Definitions:
(1) A collection T of subsets of a set X is a topology if , X T and an arbitrary union and a finite
intersection of subsets in T are also in T .
(2) A collection B of subsets of X is a basis of a topology if the members of B covers X and for every
B1 , B2 B and every x B1 B2 , there is B3 such that x B3 B1 B2 .
(3) The topology TB consists of subsets U in X such that every x U, there is B B such that
x B U.
(4) A subset A of a topological space X is closed if X A is open.
(5) The closure of A is the intersection of all closed sets containing A.
(6) Let A be a subset of a topological space X. x X is a cluster point of A in X if x A {x}.
(7) Let X, Y be topological space. A map f : X Y is continuous if f 1 (U) is open in X for all open
set U in Y. A map f : X Y is a homeomorphism if f is a continuous bijection and f 1 is also
continuous.
(8) A topological space X is Hausdorff if for every distinct points x, y, there are neighborhoods U x
and Uy of x and y such that U x Uy = .
(9) A topological space X is compact if every open covering has a finite subcovering.
(10) A topological space X is connected if X is not a disjoint union of two open sets.
(11) A topological space X is path-connected if every two points can be connected by a path f :
[0, 1] X.
(12) A quotient space of a topological space X is given by a space Y such that f : X Y is a surjective
continuous map and a subset U in Y is open if and only if 1 (U) is open in X.
(13) A sequence (xn ) in a topological space X converges to x X if for every neighborhood U x of x,
there is N such that xn U x for all n > N.
(14) A metric d on a set X is a map d : X Y R such that (i) d(x, y) 0 and the equality holds
iff x = y, (ii) d(x, y) = d(y, x), and (iii) d(x, z) d(x, y) + d(y, z). The metric topology is then the
topology generated by -balls.
(15) For topological spaces X and Y, the product topology on X Y is generated by U V for all open
sets U in X and V in Y.
Theorems:
(1) Let A be a subset of a topological space X. Then x A if and only if U x A , for all
neighborhoods U x of x.
(2) A compact subspace of a Hausdorff space is closed.
(3) A closed interval [a, b] in R is compact.
(4) A finite product of compact spaces is compact.
(5) The image of a compact space under a continuous map is compact.
(6) Every closed subspace of a compact space is compact.
(7) A subspace A of Rn is compact if and only if it is closed and bounded, i.e. the distance of any two
points in A is bounded.
(8) Let X be a metric space and Y a topological space. A map f : X Y is continuous if and only if
for every convergent sequence (xn ) to x in X, the sequence ( f (xn )) in Y converges to f (x).
(9) If X is compact, Y is Hausdorff, and f : X Y is a continuous bijection, then f is a homeomorphism.
(10) The image of a connected space under a continuous map is connected.
(11) A finite product of connected spaces is connected.
(12) If A is a connected subspace of a topological space, then the closure A is also a connected subspace.
(13) If a topological space X is path-connected, then it is connected.
