Lecture 7

This lecture covers the basic ideas of computing homology from Smith Normal Form of the boundary matrix.

• Reading: Monster book - EH IV.2

• Slides:

  • No slides for this lecture.

• Code (Download both for class):

  • Lec07-ComputingHomology.ipynb

  • smith.py, a Python script for computing Smith Normal Form with \(\mathbb{Z}_2\) coefficients.

• Additional:

  • Solution for homework problem