Intuitive Combinatorial Topology (Hardcover)

Topology is a relatively young and very important branch of mathematics. It studies properties of objects that are preserved by deformations, twistings, and stretchings, but not tearing. This book deals with the topology of curves and surfaces as well as with the fundamental concepts of homotopy and homology, and does this in a lively and well-motivated way. There is hardly an area of mathematics that does not make use of topological results and concepts. The importance of topological methods for different areas of physics is also beyond doubt. They are used in field theory and general relativity, in the physics of low temperatures, and in modern quantum theory. The book is well suited not only as preparation for students who plan to take a course in algebraic topology but also for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduates interested in finding out what topology is all about. The book has more than 200 problems, many examples, and over 200 illustrations.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Universitext
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	2001
Associate editors:	J. Stillwell
Translators:	A. Shenitzer
Authors:	V.G. Boltyanskii • V.A. Efremovich
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages:	141
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-95114-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Topology > Algebraic topology
LSN:	0-387-95114-8
Barcode:	9780387951140

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