Section outline
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Covering maps. Fundamental groups of orbit spaces.
We will cover parts of Chapter 11 and 12, using covering maps as a tool to calculate fundamental groups.
The following lecture will cover the remaining parts.
Reading: Chapter 11 (pages 277-293). Proof of Theorem 11.18 and pages 288-293 cursory. Chapter 12 (pages 308-314).Some recommended
Exercises: 11.1, 11.9
Problems: 11-1, 11-2, 11-4.