JMU 2003 REU Knot Theory Projects and Information

Welcome to JMU! The "introductory projects" below should give you a basic but broad understanding of knot theory, as well as a chance to start working together.
Keep k-alternating knots and/or p-colorability in mind while working on these projects; you may make some connections that will help you in your research.

Introductory Projects Pre-REU Tricolorization "Homework" Play with the KnotPlot program in the Modeling Lab Read and do some exercises from The Knot Book : Chapters 1-6 (you may want to do Chapter 4 last). Describe various knot types and invariants, with examples; see Basic Knot Types and Invariants A Bunch of Links KnotPlot A free knot-drawing program Knots on the Web A comprehensive list of knot-related links Knot Theory Online A basic introduction to knot theory A Knot Theory Primer An introduction to many aspects of knot theory MathWorld's Knot Theory An encylopedia of knot theory Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics A hyperlinked description of basic knot theory The Mathematical Atlas Entry for low-dimensional topology and knot theory

JMU 2003 REU Knot Theory RESULTS