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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Mathematics
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Yakov Varshavsky
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Yakov Varshavsky
Course/Module description:
Introductory course in category theory for 3rd year undergraduate students and 1st year graduate students.
Course/Module aims:
Familiarity with the basic concepts and theorems of category theory and proficiency in the categorical language with emphasis on examples.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
See course aims.
Attendance requirements(%):
0
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture
Course/Module Content:
In the course we will discuss the basics of the language of categories, tentatively:
1. Categories, functors, natural transformations, equivalence of categories
2. Universal properties, representable functors, Yoneda lemma.
3. Limits and colimits
4. Adjoint functors
Notice! Additional, or other, topics might be taught.
Required Reading:
none
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam 100 %
Additional information:
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