Topology

This is an introductory textbook on general and algebraic topology, aimed at anyone with a basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra. It provides full proofs and includes many examples and exercises. The covered topics include: set theory and cardinal arithmetic; axiom of choice and Zorn's...

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Uniform Title: Topologia. English
Main Author: Manetti, Marco,
Other Authors: Chiossi, Simon G.,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Italian
Published: Cham : Springer, 2015.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 309 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Unitext ; volume 91.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Geometrical introduction to topology
  • 2 Sets
  • 3 Topological structures
  • 4 Connectedness and compactness
  • 5 Topological quotients
  • 6 Sequences
  • 7 Manifolds, infinite products and paracompactness
  • 8 More topics in general topology
  • 9 Intermezzo
  • Homotopy
  • 10 The fundamental group
  • 11 Covering spaces
  • Monodromy
  • 12 van Kampen's theorem
  • 13 Selected topics in algebraic topology
  • 14 Hints and solutions
  • 15 References
  • 16 Index.