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Math4202 Topology II Exam 1 Practice

In the following, please provide complete proof of the statements and the answers you give. The total score is 25 points.

Problem 1

  • (2 points) State the definition of a topological manifold.

  • (2 points) Prove that real projective space RP^2 is a manifold.

  • (2 points) Find a 2-1 covering space of RP^2.

Problem 2

  • (2 points) State the definition of a CW complex.
  • (4 points) Describe a CW complex homeomorphic to the 2-torus.

Problem 3

  • (2 points) State the definition of the fundamental group of a topological space X relative to x_0 \in X.
  • (4 points) Compute the fundamental group of R^n relative to the origin.

Problem 4

  • (2 points) Give a pair of spaces that are homotopic equivalent, but not homeomorphic.
  • (4 points) Let A be a subspace of R^n, and h : (A, a_0) \to (Y, y_0). Show that if h is extendable to a continuous map of R^n into Y, then h_* : \pi_1(A, a_0) \to \pi_1(Y, y_0) is the trivial homomorphism (the homomorphism that maps everything to the identity element).