TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY
Semester 2, 2025-2026
Dr. Chu Duc Khanh
HW 2
Recall:
A set A is closed if its complement is open.
In a topological space X,
and X are closed.
Intersection of closed sets is closed.
Finite union of closed sets is closed.
A neighborhood of a point x is an open set that contains x. The set of all neighborhoods of x is denoted
by N
x
.
A set A is open iff
x
A,
V
N
x
, V
A.
The interior of A, denoted by
o
A
is the set of all interior points of A, i.e.
o
A
= {x : V N
x
, V A}.
Let A be a subset of a topological space X. Then
o
A
A and
o
A
is open.
o
A
is the largest open set which is contained in A.
A is open iff
o
A
= A.
o
o
A
=
o
A
.
In R, every closed interval is closed.
Problems:
1/ Suppose A is closed and B is open. Prove that A\B is closed and B\A is open.
2/ Suppose B is open and B A. Prove that B
o
A
.
3/ Let A, B X. Prove that if A B then
oo
AB
.
4/ Let A, B X. Prove that:
a)
oo
o
A B (A B)
. b)
.
5/ Let A
i
X, i I. Prove that:
a)
o
o
ii
ii
AA



. b)
o
o
ii
ii
AA



.
Note. Here,
o
(A B)
= the interior of AB.
TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY
Semester 2, 2025-2026
Dr. Chu Duc Khanh
6/ In R, find
o
A
where
i) A = (0,2] ii) A = [1,3) iii) A = [2,5] iv) A = (,0]
v) A = (2,+) vi) A = (3,6) vii) A = (,3) viii) A = (1,+)
ix) A = N x) A = Z xi) A = Q xii) A = R\Q
7/ Let A be a finite subset of R. Prove that
o
A
= .
8/ Prove that any finite subset of R is closed.
9/ Is the following assertion true: X\
o
A
X\A.
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TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS HW 2 Recall:
 A set A is closed if its complement is open.
In a topological space X, and X are closed.
Intersection of closed sets is closed.
Finite union of closed sets is closed.
 A neighborhood of a point x is an open set that contains x. The set of all neighborhoods of x is denoted by Nx .
A set A is open iff x A, V Nx , V A. o o
 The interior of A, denoted by A is the set of all interior points of A, i.e. A = {x :  V Nx , V  A}.
Let A be a subset of a topological space X. Then o o
A A and A is open. o
A is the largest open set which is contained in A. o
A is open iff A = A. o o o A = A .
 In R, every closed interval is closed. Problems:
1/ Suppose A is closed and B is open. Prove that A\B is closed and B\A is open. o
2/ Suppose B is open and B  A. Prove that B  A . o o
3/ Let A, B  X. Prove that if A  B then A  B .
4/ Let A, B  X. Prove that: o o o o a) o A B  (A  B) . b) o A B  (A  B) .
5/ Let Ai  X, i  I. Prove that: o o o   o   a) A   A . b) A   A . i i  i i  i  i  i  i  Note. Here, o
(A  B) = the interior of AB. INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY Dr. Chu Duc Khanh Semester 2, 2025-2026 TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS o 6/ In R, find A where i) A = (0,2] ii) A = [1,3) iii) A = [–2,5] iv) A = (–,0] v) A = (–2,+) vi) A = (–3,6) vii) A = (–,3) viii) A = (–1,+) ix) A = N x) A = Z xi) A = Q xii) A = R\Q o
7/ Let A be a finite subset of R. Prove that A = .
8/ Prove that any finite subset of R is closed. o
9/ Is the following assertion true: X\ A  X\A. *** INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY Dr. Chu Duc Khanh Semester 2, 2025-2026