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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBenjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
ISBN-100805394826
ISBN-139780805394825
eBay Product ID (ePID)4719407
Product Key Features
SubjectTopology
Number of PagesIX, 272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAlgebraic Topology : Homology and Cohomology
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics
AuthorAndrew H. Wallace
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
LCCN79-108005
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal513/.83
SynopsisThis self-contained text is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and may be used either after or concurrently with courses in general topology and algebra. It surveys several algebraic invariants: the fundamental group, singular and Cech homology groups, and a variety of cohomology groups.Proceeding from the view of topology as a form of geometry, Wallace emphasizes geometrical motivations and interpretations. Once beyond the singular homology groups, however, the author advances an understanding of the subject's algebraic patterns, leaving geometry aside in order to study these patterns as pure algebra. Numerous exercises appear throughout the text. In addition to developing students' thinking in terms of algebraic topology, the exercises also unify the text, since many of them feature results that appear in later expositions. Extensive appendixes offer helpful reviews of background material.