Algebraic Topology II

The course gives an introduction to the stable homotopy category and generalized homology and cohomology theories. We construct the stable homotopy category as the homotopy category of symmetric spectra. Here is a more detailed syllabus:

syllabus.pdf

Text: Stefan Schwede: Symmetric spectra

Time and place: Thursday 1:00-2:30 in 309. First lecture Thursday, October 2.

Lecture 1: Introduction and Chapter I, Section 1, of the text.