M. A. Armstrong

Basic Topology - Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics M. A. Armstrong Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st Ed. 1983 edition

Description for Sales People: In this broad introduction to topology, the author searches for topological invariants of spaces, together with techniques for calculating them. Students using this book will quickly become familiar with a wide variety of techniques and applications involving point-set, geometric, and algebraic topology. Table of Contents: Preface. 1: Introduction. 2: Continuity. 3: Compactness and connectedness. 4: Identification spaces. 5: The fundamental group. 6: Triangulations. 7: Surfaces. 8: Simplicial homology. 9: Degree and Lefschetz number. 10: Knots and covering spaces. Appendix: Generators and relations. Bibliography. Index. Marc Notes: Originally published: London: McGraw-Hill, 1979.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; In this broad introduction to topology, the author searches for topological invariants of spaces, together with techniques for their calculating. Students with knowledge of real analysis, elementary group theory, and linear algebra will quickly become familiar with a wide variety of techniques and applications.