Paper 2, Section II, E

Metric and Topological Spaces
Part IB, 2014

Let XX and YY be topological spaces. What does it mean to say that a function f:XYf: X \rightarrow Y is continuous?

Are the following statements true or false? Give proofs or counterexamples.

(i) Every continuous function f:XYf: X \rightarrow Y is an open map, i.e. if UU is open in XX then f(U)f(U) is open in YY.

(ii) If f:XYf: X \rightarrow Y is continuous and bijective then ff is a homeomorphism.

(iii) If f:XYf: X \rightarrow Y is continuous, open and bijective then ff is a homeomorphism.