HOMEWORK - PART I

Exercise 1.1. Let f : A → B be a map in a pre-abelian category A.

(1) Prove f is a monomorphism if and only if ker f = 0.
(2) Suppose A is abelian. Prove f is a monomorphism if and only if it is the kernel of some
map g : B → C.
Exercise 1.2. Let A be an abelian category and f : A → B be a map in Ch A. Prove that
Cone(f ) is isomorphic to the total complex (with sums or products) associated to the bicomplex
f
··· → 0 → 0 → A → B → 0 → 0 → ···
where A is placed in degree 1 and B in degree 0.