商品簡介
This book provides a systematic treatment of the classification of compact 2-manifolds, the fundamental group, covering spaces, singular homology theory, and singular cohomology theory. It avoids all unnecessary definitions, terminology, and technical machinery. Wherever possible, the book emphasizes the geometric motivation behind the various concepts.
作者簡介
William S. Massey (1920-2017) was an American mathematician known for his work in algebraic topology. The Blakers-Massey theorem and the Massey product were both named for him. His textbooks Singular Homology Theory?and Algebraic Topology: An Introduction?are also in the Graduate Texts in Mathematics series.
