Homework Assignments for
Differential Topology

This page is always under construction, so you should check it regularly. Assignments with the word homework in bold face are set in stone. Other assignments are still tentative. 

Homework # 1: (available here. -- this was handed out in class)

Homework # 2: (due February 2)
Guillemin and Pollack p5: #3, 16, 18
p11-13: #10, 12
p18: #2,3,4. Also look at problem 9. We essentially did this in class. Make sure you understand this result. (No, you don't need to turn anything about problem 9 in.)

Homework #3 (due February 9)
Guillemin and Pollack p25: #2, 6, 7
p32 #2, 4, 5, 10
p38 #7, 8, 9.

Homework #4 (due February 23)
Guillemin and Pollack p45, #5
p 55 # 4, 7, 8
p62 # 3, 5, 7, 8

Homework #5 (due March 2)
Guillemin and Pollack p66, #7
p 74 # 1, 7, 10, 19, 20
p82 # 1. Also show that $I_2(X,Z)=I_2(Z,X)$. This is essentially problem 3.

Homework #6 (due March 9)
Follow this link.


Homework #7 (due Wednesday March 25)
Follow this link.


Homework #8 (due Friday April 10)
Guillemin and Pollack p105, #10, 11, 14, 17
p193 #4, 5,6, 7

Homework #9 (due Monday April 20)
Guillemin and Pollack p117, #6, 13
p131 #2, 3, 8, 11
p138 #2, 16, 17, 18. You may assume the results of #11-14

Homework # 10:(due Friday May 1) (available here.

Homework # 11:(due Friday May 8) (available here.