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020			_a9780511779534 (ebook)
020			_z9780521766654 (hardback)
020			_z9780521154055 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aQA612 _b.G5 2010
082	0	0	_a514/.2 _222
100	1		_aGiblin, Peter, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGraphs, Surfaces and Homology / _cPeter Giblin.
246	3		_aGraphs, Surfaces & Homology
250			_a3rd ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (272 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aHomology theory is a powerful algebraic tool that is at the centre of current research in topology and its applications. This accessible textbook will appeal to mathematics students interested in the application of algebra to geometrical problems, specifically the study of surfaces (sphere, torus, Mobius band, Klein bottle). In this introduction to simplicial homology - the most easily digested version of homology theory - the author studies interesting geometrical problems, such as the structure of two-dimensional surfaces and the embedding of graphs in surfaces, using the minimum of algebraic machinery and including a version of Lefschetz duality. Assuming very little mathematical knowledge, the book provides a complete account of the algebra needed (abelian groups and presentations), and the development of the material is always carefully explained with proofs given in full detail. Numerous examples and exercises are also included, making this an ideal text for undergraduate courses or for self-study.
650		0	_aAlgebraic topology
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521766654
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511779534
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38191 _d38191