(i) Define manifold and manifold with boundary for subsets X⊂RN.
(ii) Let X and Y be manifolds and f:X→Y a smooth map. Define what it means for y∈Y to be a regular value of f.
(iii) Let n⩾0 and let Sn denote the set {(x1,…,xn+1)∈Rn+1:∑i=1n+1(xi)2=1}. Let Bn+1 denote the set {(x1,…,xn+1)∈Rn+1:∑i=1n+1(xi)2⩽1}. Show that Sn is an n-dimensional manifold and Bn+1 is an (n+1)-dimensional manifold with boundary, with ∂Bn+1=Sn.
[You may use standard theorems involving regular values of smooth functions provided that you state them clearly.]
(iv) For n⩾0, consider the map h:Sn→Sn taking x to −x. Show that h is smooth. Now let f be a smooth map f:Sn→Sn such that f∘h=f. Show that f is not smoothly homotopic to the identity map.