Surface topology /

This updated and revised edition of a widely acclaimed and successful text for undergraduates examines topology of recent compact surfaces through the development of simple ideas in plane geometry. Containing over 171 diagrams, the approach allows for a straightforward treatment of its subject area....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Firby, P. A., 1946-
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Gardiner, Cyril F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, England : Horwood, 2001.
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Ellis Horwood series in mathematics and its applications.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This updated and revised edition of a widely acclaimed and successful text for undergraduates examines topology of recent compact surfaces through the development of simple ideas in plane geometry. Containing over 171 diagrams, the approach allows for a straightforward treatment of its subject area. It is particularly attractive for its wealth of applications and variety of interactions with branches of mathematics, linked with surface topology, graph theory, group theory, vector field theory, and plane Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. Examines topology of recent compact surfaces through the development of simple ideas in plane geometryContains a wealth of applications and a variety of interactions with branches of mathematics, linked with surface topology, graph theory, group theory, vector field theory, and plane Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-242) and index.
ISBN:9780857099679
0857099671