Subject: Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 14:26:36 +0800 From: Wu Jie To: "'dmd1@lehigh.edu'" Dear Don, Is it possible for you to pass the following question to our discussion group? I would like to know the views/comments on the syllabus and text books for " the standard first year graduate course in algebraic topology", where 1) I assume that the students already take "general topology" before this course, but it is the first time for the students to learn algebraic topology. 2) I assume that the course will consist of a) basic theories which the students have to master and b) good applications (through examples or additional sections) such that the students would believe that algebraic topology is "really useful". Best Regards, Jie