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The Two-Holed Torus

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MATH-225: Topology II - fundamental groups

On étudie des notions de topologie générale: unions et quotients d'espaces topologiques; on approfondit les notions de revêtements et de groupe fondamental,et d'attachements de cellules et on démontre le Théorème de Seifert-van Kampen. Des exemples de surf ...

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This lecture covers the construction of the connected sum of two tori in 10 minutes, choosing points in a set, exploring homogeneous spaces, and understanding the quotient of the pertagore by a- in a space.

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Jérôme Scherer

Dimitri Stelio Wyss

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Set theory

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Set (mathematics)

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Empty set

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Construction

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