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Algebraic Topology
Hajime Sato
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Description for Algebraic Topology
Paperback. Covers topics including fundamental notions such as homeomorphisms, homotopy equivalence, fundamental groups and higher homotopy groups, homology and cohomology, fiber bundles, spectral sequences and characteristic classes. This work considers objects and examples including the torus, the Mobius strip, the Klein bottle and closed surfaces. Series: Translations of Mathematical Monographs. Num Pages: 265 pages, index. BIC Classification: PBPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 152. Weight in Grams: 179.
The single most difficult thing one faces when one begins to learn a new branch of mathematics is to get a feel for the mathematical sense of the subject. The purpose of this book is to help the aspiring reader acquire this essential common sense about algebraic topology in a short period of time. To this end, Sato leads the reader through simple but meaningful examples in concrete terms. Moreover, results are not discussed in their greatest possible generality, but in terms of the simplest and most essential cases. In response to suggestions from readers of the original edition of ... Read more
The single most difficult thing one faces when one begins to learn a new branch of mathematics is to get a feel for the mathematical sense of the subject. The purpose of this book is to help the aspiring reader acquire this essential common sense about algebraic topology in a short period of time. To this end, Sato leads the reader through simple but meaningful examples in concrete terms. Moreover, results are not discussed in their greatest possible generality, but in terms of the simplest and most essential cases. In response to suggestions from readers of the original edition of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
American Mathematical Society United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Series
Translations of Mathematical Monographs
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821810460
SKU
V9780821810460
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“… Sato’s book is a gem, and I am happy to recommend it in very enthusiastic terms.”
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