Synopsis for C2.2b: Homological Algebra


Number of lectures: 16 HT

Course Description

Level: M-level \hfill Method of Assessment: Written examination.
Weight: Half-unit (OSS paper code tbc).

Synopsis

Chain complexes: complexes of R-modules, operations on chain complexes, long exact sequences, chain homotopies, mapping cones and cylinders (3 hours) Derived functors: delta functors, projective and injective resolutions, left and right derived functors (4 hours) Tor and Ext: Tor and flatness, Ext and extensions, universal coefficients theorems (3 hours) Group homology and cohomology: definition, interpretation of $ H^1 $ and $ H^2 $, universal central extensions, the Bar resolution (3 hours) Lie algebra homology and cohomology: Lie algebras and universal enveloping algebras, definition of homology and cohomology and relations to Tor and Ext, $ H^1 $ and $ H^2 $, universal central extensions (3 hours)

Reading List

Weibel, Charles An introduction to Homological algebra books.google.co.uk/books/about/An_introduction_to_homological_algebra.html?id=flm-dBXfZ_gC&redir_esc=y