Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Mathematics
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Trapp, Rolland
Second Advisor
Lo, Min-Lin
Third Advisor
Chavez, Joseph
Abstract
This thesis reviews the history of knot theory with an emphasis on the diagrammatic approach to studying knots. Also covered are the basic concepts and notions of graph theory and how these two fields are related with an example of a knot diagram and how to associate it to a graph.
Recommended Citation
Petersen, David Alan, "Tutte polynomial in knot theory" (2007). Theses Digitization Project. 3128.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3128
