Singular Homology
Test your knowledge of singular homology groups for various topological spaces including surfaces and their generalizations with handles and twists.
Questions
What is the definition of a singular homology group?
- The group of all continuous maps from a simplicial complex to the integers.
- The group of all continuous maps from a simplicial complex to the circle.
- The group of all continuous maps from a simplicial complex to the sphere.
- The group of all continuous maps from a simplicial complex to the torus.
What is the relationship between singular homology and simplicial homology?
- Singular homology is a generalization of simplicial homology.
- Simplicial homology is a generalization of singular homology.
- Singular homology and simplicial homology are equivalent.
- Singular homology and simplicial homology are unrelated.
What is the homology group of a sphere?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^2$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$
What is the homology group of a torus?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^2$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$
What is the homology group of a Klein bottle?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^2$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$
What is the homology group of a projective plane?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^2$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$
What is the homology group of a Mobius strip?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^2$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$
What is the homology group of a disk?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^2$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$
What is the homology group of a cylinder?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^2$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$
What is the homology group of a cone?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^2$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^2$
What is the homology group of a sphere with $n$ handles?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^n$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$
What is the homology group of a torus with $n$ holes?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^n$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$
What is the homology group of a Klein bottle with $n$ handles?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^n$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$
What is the homology group of a projective plane with $n$ holes?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^n$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$
What is the homology group of a Mobius strip with $n$ twists?
- $\mathbb{Z}$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2$
- $\mathbb{Z}^n$
- $\mathbb{Z}_2^n$