Hi, everyone. I wonder if you could suggest any universities which offer topology course or which are best in mathematics but not be in a list of top 50? These undergraduate universities must have the ability to prepare the most for graduate level in pure math, not just only have famous professors who are concerned about their research. I want to have some safe schools to apply this year. Thanks a lot.
Note this question came in after much of what was below but I wanted to get the more general topic
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Since you have a very specific interest, you should track down the people who are publishing in that area by searching for publications on the topic using https://scholar.google.com/ . That help you find the names of journals to look at, as well as the authors of individual publications. At least one of the authors will have a link to his or her email address, and you will be able to figure out where that person is working.
Famous, within the relatively small mathematical community, may apply to any topologist who has made an original contribution to the field:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242993260_Classifying_3-trip_Lorenz_knots
Hamilton College professor.
Frank Morgan and Colin Adams at Williams are pretty renowned for knot theory and topology as well, iirc, and there are others in the Williams math department with interests and expertise in that area.
Mark Hovey seems to be the go-to guy at Wesleyan. You can even take it to the graduate level, if you burn through everything else:
https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse=005610&term=1079:
Are you looking for an undergraduate college? Unless you are very, very advanced in math (e.g., ready to do graduate-level research) I’d caution you against choosing a college primarily or solely on the basis of a single professor. Aside from the obvious point that you might change your mind or have your interests evolve, there’s also the case that a professor may retire or change schools.
juillet. You are right, I just want to make sure that at least those universitites have a good background in topology. Thanks a lot anyway.
Best bet is to go to the faculty listing in the math department you are interested in. Usually their research specialty is listed. If it’s a large research university, chances are they are still active in the field. But check for cv and publications. A CV is a resume for academics.
Outside the prestigious LACS , facuity in smaller math departments may no longer be publishing .
I second juillet on not restricting yourself to a single prof. They could move or retire or whatever. Look for a department with an active research group in your area of interest, so that you can attend seminars and stuff when you are further along in your undergrad curriculum.
@Juillet 's advice is spot-on, as usual, and very well informed.
The school’s background in topology might not effect your undergrad education anyway. I go to stony brook which is a very highly ranked college for topology yet the course offerings in that area are lacking at the undergrad level. Many of the famous professors don’t teach the undergrad courses as they are mainly brought in for research. At the undergrad level I think it’s better to look at the course offerings rather than a list of professors who you may never talk to. I would also recommend against specializing this early unless you have already taken some serious courses in topology.
I’d guess no one has compiled the list you ask for. If you ask for a list of math schools, you’ll inevitably get some at the top. Various lists have been compiled; here’s one:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/103499-specific-major-colleges.html
Hi, everyone. I want to know which universities have topology professors who are famous for this, so can you suggest some schools (except Ivy, top 10 national universities and top 10 liberial arts colleges)? Thanks a lot.
Merged because the two topics are really the same