Topology from the Differentiable Viewpoint
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Topology from the Differentiable Viewpoint
By (Author) John Milnor
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd February 1998
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Topology
514
Physical Properties
Paperback
80
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
113g
Description
Provides a clear introduction to one of the important subjects in modern mathematics. Beginning with basic concepts such as diffeomorphisms and smooth manifolds, this book goes on to examine tangent spaces, oriented manifolds, and vector fields. It discusses concepts such as homotopy, the index number of a map, and the Pontryagin construction.
Reviews
"John Milnor, Winner of the 2011 Abel Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters"
"John Willard Milnor, Winner of the 2011 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement, American Mathematical Society"
