TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kalajdzievski,Sasho
TI  - Illustrated introduction to topology and homotopy
SN  - 9781439848159 (hbk.)
U1  - 514 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Topology
KW  - Homotopy theory
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Topology; 
Chapter 1. Sets, Numbers, and Cardinals; 
Chapter 2. Metric Spaces: Definition, Examples, and Basics; Chapter 3. Topological Spaces: Definition and Examples; Chapter 4. Subspaces, Quotient Spaces, Manifolds, and CW-Complexes; 
Chapter 5. Products of Spaces; 
Chapter 6. Connected Spaces and Path Connected Spaces; Chapter 7. Compactness and Related Matters; 
Chapter 8. Separation Properties; 
Chapter 9. Urysohn, Tietze, and Stone-Cech; 

Part 2: Homotopy; 
Chapter 10. Isotopy and Homotopy. 
Chapter 11. The Fundamental Group of a Circle and Applications;
Chapter 12. Combinatorial Group Theory; 
Chapter 13. Seifert-van Kampen Theorem and Applications; Chapter 14. On Classifying Manifolds and Related Topics; Chapter 15. Covering Spaces, Part 1; 
Chapter 16. Covering Spaces, Part 2; 
Chapter 17. Applications in Group Theory; 
Bibliography; 
List of Symbols;
Index
N2  - An Illustrated Introduction to Topology and Homotopy explores the beauty of topology and homotopy theory in a direct and engaging manner while illustrating the power of the theory through many, often surprising, applications. This self-contained book takes a visual and rigorous approach that incorporates both extensive illustrations and full proofs
ER  -