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Continuum theory, point-set topology, spaces with algebraic structure, foundations, dimension theory, local and global properties.

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Why is a topology made up of 'open' sets?

I want to complete something said by Andrew Stacey above: like him I think that the only reason to motivate the use of the open sets it's because they are more easy to use. Topology is the study of pr …