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MSc DEGREE EXAMINATION, MARCH 2021First SemesterMSc Mathematics
BMMM104: Topology
(2019 Admission onwards)
Time: 3 Hours Maximum: 75 MarksPart A
Answer
any fifteen
questions. Each question has
1 mark
.1. How many different topologies are there on a set with two elements?2. Find the interior and boundary of the set
[0
,
2]
in the Sorgenfrey line.3. Give an example to show that if
A
is a subspace of a space
X
, then a relatively open setin
A
may fail to be an open subset.4. Find an example for a closed mapping that is not continuous.5. True or False: The set of rational numbers, with the subspace topology of
R
, is discon-nected.6. Give an example of a space which is connected but not path connected.7. True or False: Every component of a topological space is open. Justify.8. Whether connectedness is a topological property. Justify.9. Does the set
{
(
x
1
,x
2
)
∈
R
2
:
x
1
and
x
2
are both rational
}
possess fixed point property?Justify.10. True or False: Comapactess is a continuous invariant. Justify.11. Give an example of a metric space having a closed and bounded subset that is not compact.12. Is the union of a finite number of compact subsets of a space
X
is compact? Justify13. True or False: A compact subset of a Hausdorff space is closed. Justify.14. Give an example of a Lindelöf space that is not second countable.15. True or False: The intersection of any family of topologies on a set is a topology.16. True or False: Projection maps are continuous. Justify.17. Let
S
=
{
(
x,y
)
∈
R
2
:
xy
= 1
}
. Then(a)
S
is not connected but compact(b)
S
is bounded but not compact(c)
S
is neither connected nor compact(d)
S
is unbounded but connected18. True or False: Every compact Hausdoff space is normal.(15
×
1=15)
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Part B
Answer
any one
question from each set. Each question has
15 marks
.19. (A) (a) Let
A
=
{
(
x,y
)
∈
R
2
:
x
2
+
y
2
≥
1
}∪{
(0
,
0)
}
and let
d
be the usual metric on
A
. Find the closure of
B
d
((0
,
0)
,
1)
and
int
{
(0
,
0)
}
.(b) Prove that the Sorgenfrey line is separable and first countable but not secondcountable.
OR
(B) (a) Let
X
be equipped with finite complement topology. If
X
has at least 3 distinctclopen subsets, prove that
X
is a finite set.(b) Characterize the concept of a limit point of a subset of a metric space in termsof sequences. Examine the situation in a topological space.20. (A) (a) Let
A
be an interval on
R
and
f
:
A
→
R
a continuous function. Prove that
f
(
A
)
is an interval.(b) State and prove fixed point theorem.
OR
(B) (a) Let
X
be a space and
P
a path component of
X
. Prove that
P
is a subset of some component of
X
.(b) Prove that in
R
n
each path component of an open set is an open set.21. (A) (a) Characterize compactness using finite intersection property.(b) Show that the real line with the countable complement topology is not compact.
OR
(B) (a) Prove that any continuous real valued function defined on a closed and boundedinterval assumes maximum and minimum.(b) Show that a metric space is compact if and only if it is complete and totallybounded.22. (A) (a) Prove that the product of any family of Hausdorff spaces is Hausdorff.(b) Show that a space
X
is a
T
1
-space if and only if each finite subset of
X
is closed.
OR
(B) (a) Show that every second countable regular space is normal.(b) State and prove Urysohn’s lemma.(4
×
15=60)