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Title: Intro to (Complex) K-Theory
Speaker: Jesse Wolfson
Speaker Info: Northwestern University
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Complex K-Theory is an extraordinary cohomology theory defined from the set of isomorphism classes of vector bundles on a space. This talk aims to provide a quick and accessible introduction to K-theory, including how to calculate with it, and some of its additional features including characteristic classes, the Thom isomorphism, and Gysin maps.