
A First Course in Topology
Continuity and Dimension
John McCleary(Author)
American Mathematical Society (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-0-8218-3884-6 (ISBN)
Description
How many dimensions does our universe require for a comprehensive physical description? In 1905, Poincare argued philosophically about the necessity of the three familiar dimensions, while recent research is based on 11 dimensions or even 23 dimensions. The notion of dimension itself presented a basic problem to the pioneers of topology. Cantor asked if dimension was a topological feature of Euclidean space. To answer this question, some important topological ideas were introduced by Brouwer, giving shape to a subject whose development dominated the twentieth century. The basic notions in topology are varied and a comprehensive grounding in point-set topology, the definition and use of the fundamental group, and the beginnings of homology theory requires considerable time.The goal of this book is a focused introduction through these classical topics, aiming throughout at the classical result of the Invariance of Dimension. This text is based on the author's course given at Vassar College and is intended for advanced undergraduate students. It is suitable for a semester-long course on topology for students who have studied real analysis and linear algebra. It is also a good choice for a capstone course, senior seminar, or independent study.
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Series
Edition
illustrated Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Providence
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Weight
253 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8218-3884-6 (9780821838846)
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Content
A little set theory Metric and topological spaces Geometric notions Building new spaces from old Connectedness Compactness Homotopy and the fundamental group Computations and covering spaces The Jordan Curve Theorem Simplicial complexes Homology Bibliography Notation index Subject index.