Author: Edwin H. Spanier
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468493221
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
This book surveys the fundamental ideas of algebraic topology. The first part covers the fundamental group, its definition and application in the study of covering spaces. The second part turns to homology theory including cohomology, cup products, cohomology operations and topological manifolds. The final part is devoted to Homotropy theory, including basic facts about homotropy groups and applications to obstruction theory.
Algebraic Topology
Author: Edwin H. Spanier
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468493221
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
This book surveys the fundamental ideas of algebraic topology. The first part covers the fundamental group, its definition and application in the study of covering spaces. The second part turns to homology theory including cohomology, cup products, cohomology operations and topological manifolds. The final part is devoted to Homotropy theory, including basic facts about homotropy groups and applications to obstruction theory.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468493221
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
This book surveys the fundamental ideas of algebraic topology. The first part covers the fundamental group, its definition and application in the study of covering spaces. The second part turns to homology theory including cohomology, cup products, cohomology operations and topological manifolds. The final part is devoted to Homotropy theory, including basic facts about homotropy groups and applications to obstruction theory.