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Math 6520 • Algebraic Topology

Summer 2021 • Question 4

Suppose a space \(Y\) is obtained from a space \(X\) by attaching a single \(n\)-cell

via an attaching map \(f:S^{n-1}\to X\), i.e.

\[ Y=X\cup _f e^n \]

Show that \(H_i(X)\cong H_i(Y)\) for all \(i\) except at most two and give an example where there are two values of \(i\) where the two groups are not isomorphic.

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Suppose a space \(Y\) is obtained from a space \(X\) by attaching a single \(n\)-cell

via an attaching map \(f:S^{n-1}\to X\), i.e.

\[
Y=X\cup_f e^n
\]

Show that \(H_i(X)\cong H_i(Y)\) for all \(i\) except at most two and give an
example where there are two values of \(i\) where the two groups are not
isomorphic.