3.II.23H
(i) Let be a smooth map between manifolds without boundary. Define critical point, critical value and regular value. State Sard's theorem.
(ii) Explain how to define the degree modulo 2 of a smooth map , indicating clearly the hypotheses on and . Show that a smooth map with non-zero degree modulo 2 must be surjective.
(iii) Let be the torus of revolution obtained by rotating the circle in the -plane around the -axis. Describe the critical points and the critical values of the Gauss map of . Find the degree modulo 2 of . Justify your answer by means of a sketch or otherwise.
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