Description
Developed from a first-year graduate course in algebraic topology, this text is an informal introduction to some of the main ideas of contemporary homotopy and cohomology theory. The materials are structured around four core areas: de Rham theory, the Cech-de Rham complex, spectral sequences, and characteristic classes. By using the de Rham theory of differential forms as a prototype of cohomology, the machineries of algebraic topology are made easier to assimilate. With its stress on concreteness, motivation, and readability, this book is equally suitable for self-study and as a one-semester course in topology.
Author: Raoul Bott, Loring W. Tu
Publisher: Springer
Published: 05/24/1982
Pages: 338
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.59h x 6.44w x 0.99d
ISBN13: 9780387906133
ISBN10: 0387906134
BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Geometry | General
- Mathematics | Topology | General
- Education | General
Author: Raoul Bott, Loring W. Tu
Publisher: Springer
Published: 05/24/1982
Pages: 338
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.59h x 6.44w x 0.99d
ISBN13: 9780387906133
ISBN10: 0387906134
BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Geometry | General
- Mathematics | Topology | General
- Education | General
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