Provides an overview of fundamental groups in topology and their applications, focusing on the Seifert-van Kampen theorem and its implications for computing fundamental groups.
Covers the basics of topology, focusing on cohomology and quotient spaces, emphasizing their definitions and properties through examples and exercises.
Explores infinitesimal deformations of one-dimensional maps, discussing common characteristics, methods, and recent results in expanding and piecewise expanding maps.
Covers the concepts of local homeomorphisms and coverings in manifolds, emphasizing the conditions under which a map is considered a local homeomorphism or a covering.
