Mayer-Vietoris sequence

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For an open cover X = U ∪ V, a long exact sequence computes H_*(X) from H_*(U), H_*(V), H_*(U∩V). Iteration on a CW-cover provides a spectral-sequence approach; yields H_*(Sⁿ) by induction on n.

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