
arXiv: 1206.4741
This paper is a very brief introduction to knot theory. It describes knot coloring by quandles, the fundamental group of a knot complement, and handle-decompositions of knot complements.
knot colorings, quandles, knots, Geometric Topology (math.GT), surfaces, Mathematics - Geometric Topology, 57M25, FOS: Mathematics, projective plane, Klein bottle, fundamental groups, handles, symmetry
knot colorings, quandles, knots, Geometric Topology (math.GT), surfaces, Mathematics - Geometric Topology, 57M25, FOS: Mathematics, projective plane, Klein bottle, fundamental groups, handles, symmetry
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