A Combinatorial Introduction to Topology Students will find no better

Students will find no better one-volume coverage of so many essential topics

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this text is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students and accessible to both philosophically and mathematically oriented readers

Exercises are included throughout to reinforce and supplement the text

A Combinatorial Introduction to Topology Students will find no betterThe creation of algebraic topology is a major accomplishment of 20th century mathematics. The goal of this book is to show how geometric and algebraic ideas met and grew together into an important branch of mathematics in the recent past. The book also conveys the fun and adventure that can be part of a mathematical investigation. Combinatorial topology has a wealth of applications, many of which result from connections with the theory of differential