A Basic Course in Algebraic Topology

By: William S. Massey

Write A Review

Hardcover | 6 March 1991 | Edition Number 3

At a Glance

Hardcover
452 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.54

Hardcover

$173.32

or 4 interest-free payments of $43.33 with

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

This book is intended to serve as a textbook for a course in algebraic topology at the beginning graduate level. The main topics covered are the classification of compact 2-manifolds, the fundamental group, covering spaces, singular homology theory, and singular cohomology theory. These topics are developed systematically, avoiding all unecessary definitions, terminology, and technical machinery. Wherever possible, the geometric motivation behind the various concepts is emphasized. The text consists of material from the first five chapters of the author's earlier book, ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION (GTM 56), together with almost all of the now out-of- print SINGULAR HOMOLOGY THEORY (GTM 70). The material from the earlier books has been carefully revised, corrected, and brought up to date.

Industry Reviews

W.S. Massey

A Basic Course in Algebraic Topology

"In the minds of many people algebraic topology is a subject which is a ~esoteric, specialized, and disjoint from the overall sweep of mathematical thought.a (TM) This straightforward introduction to the subject, by a recognized authority, aims to dispel that point of view by emphasizing: 1. the geometric motivation for the various concepts and 2. the applications to other areas."a "BULLETIN OF THE IRISH MATHEMATICS SOCIETY

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Mathematics Topology Algebraic Topology Geometry Algebraic Geometry

Two-Dimensional Manifolds
The Fundamental Group
Free Groups and Free Products of Groups
Seifert and Van Kampen Theorem on the Fundamental Group of the Union of Two Spaces. Applications
Covering Spaces
Background and Motivation for Homology Theory
Definitions and Basic Properties of Homology Theory
Determination of the Homology Groups of Certain Spaces: Applications and Further Properties of Homology Theory
Homology of CW-Complexes
Homology with Arbitrary Coefficient Groups
The Homology of Product Spaces
Cohomology Theory
Products in Homology and Cohomology
Duality Theorems for the Homology of Manifolds
Cup Products in Projective Spaces and Applications of Cup Products
A Proof of De Rham's Theorem
Permutation Groups or Tranformation Groups
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

A Basic Course in Algebraic Topology

At a Glance

Hardcover

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Algebraic Geometry

Introduction to Lie Algebras

Finite and Infinite Dimension

The Practice of Algebraic Curves

A Second Course in Algebraic Geometry

Bimonoidal Categories, $E_n$-Monoidal Categories, and Algebraic $K$-Theory

Volume I: Symmetric Bimonoidal Categories and Monoidal Bicategories

Bimonoidal Categories, $E_n$-Monoidal Categories, and Algebraic $K$-Theory

Volume II: Braided Bimonoidal Categories with Applications

Basic Modern Theory of Linear Complex Analytic $q$-Difference Equations

Mathematical Surveys and Monographs

Introduction to Lie Algebras

Finite and Infinite Dimension

The Practice of Algebraic Curves

A Second Course in Algebraic Geometry

Cataland

Why the Fuss?

Topology at Infinity of Discrete Groups

Bimonoidal Categories, $E_n$-Monoidal Categories, and Algebraic $K$-Theory

Volume III: From Categories to Structured Ring Spectra

The Inductive Blockwise Alperin Weight Condition for the Chevalley Group_4(q)$

Geometry, Groups and Mathematical Philosophy

$p$-Adic Hodge Theory for Artin Stacks

Drinfeld Modular Forms of Arbitrary Rank

Nankai Symposium on Mathematical Dialogues

Celebrating the 110th anniversary of the birth of Prof. S.-S. Chern

Etale Cohomology

Princeton Mathematical Series

K-stability of Fano Varieties

New Mathematical Monographs

tale Cohomology

Princeton Mathematical Series

An Introduction to Module Theory

Oxford Graduate Texts in Mathematics

Lectures on Khler Groups

Princeton Mathematical Series

The Weierstrass Sigma Function in Higher Genus and Applications to Integrable Equations

Springer Monographs in Mathematics

Enriques Surfaces II

Rudiments of Algebraic Geometry

Dover Books on Mathematics

Deformation of Artinian Algebras and Jordan Type

This product is categorised by