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Topology is the abstract study of geometric spaces and their properties that are preserved under bending. An important algebraic tool in topology is the homotopy group, which is used to classify different types of holes in spaces and which are difficult to compute, according to Daniel K. Biss '98, a student whose topology senior thesis Bott is advising...

Author: By Nanaho Sawano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mathematics Professor Recounts Wartime Coming-of-Age | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

This theory provided the basis for algebraic K-theory, a field which tries to understand objects by studying the algebraic-geometric structures one can put on it, according to Biss...

Author: By Nanaho Sawano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mathematics Professor Recounts Wartime Coming-of-Age | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...Biss, it seems that Bott's teaching style reflects the emphasis on freedom that he loved as a student...

Author: By Nanaho Sawano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mathematics Professor Recounts Wartime Coming-of-Age | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...teaching style is very conceptual, he tends to give you a skeleton to flesh out," Biss says, "So, if you're motivated, it can be inspiring...

Author: By Nanaho Sawano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mathematics Professor Recounts Wartime Coming-of-Age | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...only those who are already privileged have an opportunity to achieve economic success. The disinterest in these issues on the part of Harvard students reflects a tremendous callousness of a comparatively insulated collection of people, and confirms the worst stereotypes about the nature of our student body. Daniel K. Biss...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students Should Think Of Workers' Welfare | 11/10/1997 | See Source »

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