Fundamental Groups and Covering Spaces /

"This introductory textbook describes fundamental groups and their topological soul mates, the covering spaces. The author provides several illustrative examples that touch upon different areas of mathematics, but in keeping with the books introductory aim, they are all quite elementary. Basic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lima, Elon Lages (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2003.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This introductory textbook describes fundamental groups and their topological soul mates, the covering spaces. The author provides several illustrative examples that touch upon different areas of mathematics, but in keeping with the books introductory aim, they are all quite elementary. Basic concepts are clearly defined, proofs are complete, and no results from the exercises are assumed in the text."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780429062445