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Basic algebraic topology / (Record no. 415327)

MARC details
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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field ISI Library, Kolkata
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20240113020013.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781466562431 (hardback)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency ISI Library
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 514.2
Edition number 23
Item number Sh532
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shastri, Anant R.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Basic algebraic topology /
Statement of responsibility, etc Anant R. Shastri.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Boca Raton :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc CRC Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc c2014.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 535 p. ;
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 27 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-529) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Thoroughly classroom-tested, this self-contained text teaches algebraic topology to students at the MSc and PhD levels, taking them all the way to becoming algebraic topologists. Requiring basic training in point set topology, linear algebra, and group theory, the book includes historical remarks to make the subject more meaningful to students. Also suitable for researchers, it provides references for further reading, presents full proofs of all results, and includes numerous exercises"--
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "PREFACE This book is intended for a 2-semester first course in algebraic topology, though I would recommend not to try to cover the whole thing in two semesters. A glance through the contents page will tell the reader that the selection of topics is quite standard whereas the sequencing of them may not be so. The material in the first five chapters are very basic and quite enough for a semester course. A teacher can afford to be a little choosy in selecting exactly which sections (s)he may want to teach. There is more freedom in choice of materials to be taught from latter chapters. It goes without saying that these materials demand much higher mathematical maturity than the first five chapters. Also, this is where some knowledge of differential manifolds helps to understand the material better. The book can be adopted as a text for M.Sc./B.Tech./M.Tech./Ph.D. students. We assume that the readers of this book have gone through a semester course each in real analysis, and point-set-topology and some basic algebra. It is desirable that they also had a course in differential topology or concurrently study such a course but that is necessary only at a few sections. There are exercises at the end of many sections and at the end of first five chapters. Most of these exercises are part of the main material and working through them is an essential part of learning. However, it is not necessary that a student gets the right answers before proceeding further. Indeed, it is not a good idea to get stuck with a problem for too long--keep going further and come back to them later. There is a hint/solution manual for them at the end of the book for some selected exercises, especially for those which are being used in a later section, so as to make"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Algebraic topology.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element MATHEMATICS / Algebra / General.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element MATHEMATICS / Geometry / General.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Books
Koha issues (borrowed), all copies 3
Holdings
Lost status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
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