Introduction to topology and geometry
By: Saul Stahl.
Series: Pure and applied mathematics; Pure and applied mathematics (John Wiley & Sons : Unnumbered)
Publisher: Wiley Interscience
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Topology; Geometry
Description: "Covering over two centuries of innovations in many of the central geometrical disciplines, Introduction to Topology and Geometry is the most comprehensive introductory-level presentation of modern geometry currently available." "Using a variety of theorems to tie these seemingly disparate topics together, the author demonstrates the essential unity of mathematics." "A logical yet flexible organization makes the text useful for courses in basic geometry as well as those with a more topological focus, while exercises ranging from the routine to the challenging make the material accessible at varying levels of study."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Informal Topology; title: Graphs; title: Surfaces; title: Graphs and Surfaces; title: Knots and Links; title: The Differential Geometry of Surfaces; title: Riemann Geometries; title: Hyperbolic Geometry; title: The Fundamental Group; title: General Topology; title: Appendix A: Curves; title: Appendix B: A Brief Survey of Groups; title: Appendix C: Permutations; title: Appendix D: Modular Arithmetic; title: Appendix E: Solutions and Hints to Selected Exercises.