Notes for AKT-170110-1/0:43:57

Kauffman often defines his bracket using the variable A, it is not invariant under Reidemeister 1, a positive curl spits out $-A^3$. Multiplying through the relation for the $\pm$ crossing by $-A^{\mp 3}$ and setting $q = -A^{-2}$ one gets Dror's Kauffman bracket.