Geometric Topology

Literature

The following is a list of books on which the lecture is based. Although we will not follow a book strictly, the material can be found in them and they may sometimes offer a different approach.

• C.C. Adams, The Knot Book. American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 2004.
• N.D. Gilbert and T. Porter, Knots and Surfaces. Oxford Science Publications, Oxford University Press, 1994.
• L.H. Kauffman, On Knots. Annals of Mathematical Studies, Princeton University Press, 1987.
• P. Cromwell, Knots and Links. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004.