Monthly Archives: September 2013

Some TeXnicalities

Posted on September 11, 2013 by John Roe

Some of my students in Math 497C wanted me to divide my lecture notes into individual printouts, one for each lecture.  It is obviously a good idea to do that, but I had never tried it before because there is … Continue reading →

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The Poincare sphere

Posted on September 3, 2013 by John Roe

Following on from my previous post, I would like to add a little introduction to the Poincare homology sphere early on in Chapter 1.  This gives an opportunity to introduce the \(E_8\) plumbing in a reasonably down-to-earth context, so it … Continue reading →

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