The earlier chapters are quite good; however, some of the advanced topics in this book are better approached (appreciated) after one has learned about them elsewhere, at a more leisurely pace. For instance, this isn't the best place to first read about characteristic classes and topological K the
Algebraic Topology โ Homotopy and Homology
โ Scribed by Robert M. Switzer (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 541
- Series
- Classics in Mathematics
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
Some Facts from General Topology (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 1-5
Categories, Functors and Natural Transformations (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 6-10
Homotopy Sets and Groups (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 11-35
Properties of the Homotopy Groups (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 36-51
Fibrations (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 52-63
CW-Complexes (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 64-73
Homotopy Properties of CW-Complexes (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 74-98
Homology and Cohomology Theories (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 99-132
Spectra (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 133-151
Representation Theorems (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 152-166
Ordinary Homology Theory (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 167-189
Vector Bundles and K-Theory (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 190-217
Manifolds and Bordism (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 218-232
Products (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 233-305
Orientation and Duality (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 306-335
Spectral Sequences (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 336-374
Characteristic Classes (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 375-410
Cohomology Operations and Homology Cooperations (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 411-439
The Steenrod Algebra and its Dual (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 440-457
The Adams Spectral Sequence and the e-Invariant (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 458-489
Calculation of the Cobordism Groups (Robert M. Switzer)....Pages 490-517
Back Matter ....Pages 518-526
โฆ Subjects
Algebraic Topology
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