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ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY
INSTRUCTOR: HAMILTON
(1) Compute the fundamental group of the following spaces using the Seifert-van
Kampen Theorem:
(a) X = S 2
(b) X = RP2 , the real projective plane, which is obtained by identifying the
boundary of a square I I according to the following arrows:
Figure 1. RP2 .
(2) Let
e X
:X
be a covering space. Show that the fiber
e : (y) = x}
1 (x) := {y X
e X
:X
be a covering space. Show that for any x, y X, there is a bijection between the
fibers 1 (x) and 1 (y).
[Hint: Construct this bijection using Lemma 7.3.]