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This book serves as a reference on links and on the invariants
derived via algebraic topology from covering spaces of link
exteriors. It emphasizes the features of the multicomponent case
not normally considered by knot-theorists, such as longitudes, the
homological complexity of many-variable Laurent polynomial rings,
the fact that links are not usually boundary links, free coverings
of homology boundary links, the lower central series as a source of
invariants, nilpotent completion and algebraic closure of the link
group, and disc links. Invariants of the types considered here play
an essential role in many applications of knot theory to other
areas of topology.This second edition introduces two new chapters -
twisted polynomial invariants and singularities of plane curves.
Each replaces brief sketches in the first edition. Chapter 2 has
been reorganized, and new material has been added to four other
chapters.
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Big Wig (Hardcover)
Jonathan Hillman; Illustrated by Levi Hastings
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R390
Discovery Miles 3 900
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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In the spirit of Julian Is a Mermaid, this irrepressible picture
book celebrates drag kids, individuality, and self-confidence from
the perspective of a fabulous wig! When a child dresses in drag to
compete in a neighborhood costume competition, he becomes B. B.
Bedazzle! A key part of B.B. Bedazzle's ensemble is a wig called
Wig. Together they are an unstoppable drag queen team! But Wig
feels inadequate compared to the other, bigger wigs. When Wig flies
off B. B.'s head, she goes from kid to kid instilling confidence
and inspiring dreams in those who wear her: Wig remembers what wigs
can do. Wig brushes the world, bolder, brighter hues. Wig hears
whispered wishes... and turns them into something true. The bigger
their dreams, the bigger Wig seems. This wonderful read aloud
celebrates the universal childhood experience of dressing up and
the confidence that comes with putting on a costume. And it goes
further than that, acknowledging that sometimes dressing
differently from what might be expected is how we become our truest
and best selves.
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The Wishing Machine
Jonathan Hillman; Illustrated by Nadia Alam
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R491
R372
Discovery Miles 3 720
Save R119 (24%)
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Oge Mora's Saturday meets Carmela Full of Wishes in this touching
and whimsical picture book about a mother and child's last trip to
their local laundromat before moving away. Every Sunday after
cereal, Sam and Mom walk to the laundromat, wash their clothes, and
see their friends. But this Sunday is different. Today, doing
laundry means packing clean clothes in boxes to move away. Sam
doesn't want to leave their neighborhood and friends. Maybe if they
hope with all their might, they can turn a washing machine into a
wishing machine! Sam's imagination transforms the mundane into a
series of wonders as they cope with change and learn the true
meaning of home.
To attack certain problems in 4-dimensional knot theory the author
draws on a variety of techniques, focusing on knots in S^T4, whose
fundamental groups contain abelian normal subgroups. Their class
contains the most geometrically appealing and best understood
examples. Moreover, it is possible to apply work in algebraic
methods to these problems. Work in four-dimensional topology is
applied in later chapters to the problem of classifying 2-knots.
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