Loyola College M.Sc. Mathematics April 2012 Topology Question Paper PDF Download

LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MATHEMATICS

THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

MT 3810 – TOPOLOGY

 

 

Date : 21-04-2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks.                            5 x 20 = 100 marks                                       

 

01) (a) (i) Let X be a non-empty set and let d be a real function of ordered pairs of elements of X which satisfies the following conditions.

a)

b)                   Show that d is a metric on X.

            (or)

    (ii) Let X be a metric space. Prove that a subset G of X is open it is a union of open spheres.                                                                                                                          (5)
  (b) (i) Let X be a metric space, and let Y be a subspace of X. Prove that Y is complete iff Y is closed.
    (ii) State and prove Cantor’s Intersection Theorem.
    (iii) State and prove Baire’s Theorem.                                                                             (6+5+4)

(or)

    (iv) Let X and Y be metric spaces and let f be a mapping of X into Y. Prove that f is continuous at   and f is continuous is open in X whenever G is open in Y.                                                                                           (15)
02) (a) (i) Prove that every separable metric space is second countable.

(or)

    (ii) Define a topology on a non-empty set  with an example. Let  be a topological space and  be an arbitrary subset of . Show that each neighbourhood of intersects .                                                                                                              (5)
  (b) (i) Show that any continuous image of a compact space is compact.
    (ii) Prove that any closed subspace of a compact space is compact.
    (iii) Give an example to show that a compact subspace of a compact space need not be closed.                                                                                                                                 (6+6+3)

(or)

    (iv)  Show that a topological space is compact, if every subbasic open cover has a finite subcover. (15)
03) (a) (i) State and prove Tychnoff’s Theorem.

(or)

    (ii) Show that a metric space is compact if it is complete and totally bounded.                   (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (b) (i) Prove that in a sequentially compact space, every open cover has a Lebesgue’s number.
    (ii) Prove that every sequentially compact metric space is totally bounded.                    (10+5)

                                    (or)

    (iii) State and prove Ascoli’s Theorem.                                                                                (15)
04) (a) (i) Show that every subspace of Hausdorff space is also Hausdorff.

(or)

    (ii) Prove that every compact Hausdorff Space is normal.                                                   (5)
  (b) (i) Prove that the product of any non-empty class of Hausdorff Spaces is a Hausdorff Space.
    (ii) Prove that every compact subspace of a Hausdorff space is closed.
    (iii) Show that a one-to-one continuous mapping of a compact space onto a Hausdorff Space is a homeomorphism.                                                                                                (6+4+5)

(or)

    (iv) If X is a second countable normal space, prove that there exists a homeomorphism f of X onto a subspace of and X is therefore metrizable.                                               (15)
05) (a) (i) Prove that any continuous image of a connected space is connected.

(or)

    (ii)

Show that the components of a totally disconnected space are its points.                        (5)

  (b) (i) Show that the product of any non-empty class of connected spaces is connected.
    (ii) Let X be a compact Hausdorff Space. Show that X is totally disconnected, iff it has open base whose sets are also closed.                                                                                  (6+9)

(or)                                                                                            

    (iii) State and prove the Weierstrass Approximation Theorem.                                             (15)

 

 

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