PhD course: Characteristic Classes

Vector bundles can be thought of as vector spaces parametrized by a base space, where “space” can mean a topological space, an algebraic variety, or a manifold. They occurence is abundant in topology, geometry, and algebra. Characteristic classes are cohomological invariants of vector bundles and the most important and powerful tools to study them.

This course is a PhD level course on characteristic classes in topology, algebra, and geometry, including an introduction to vector bundles, cohomology, algebraic and differential geometry.

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