Author

Contributions

  • Tu, Loring W. - Contributor

Publication

1982 - Springer-Verlag, New York, United States

Language

English

Word Count

82,750 words, Guess

Page Count

331 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100387906134
  • ISBN-139780387906133
  • LibraryThing1063805
  • Open LibraryOL22626826M

Classifications

  • DDC514/.72
  • LCCQA613.6

Description

This text, developed from a first-year graduate course in algebraic topology, is an informal introduction to some of the main ideas of contemporary homotopy and cohomology theory. The materials are structured around four core areas- de Rham theory, the Cech-de Rham complex, spectral sequences, and characteristic classes-and include some applications to homotopy theory. By using the de Rham theory of differential forms as a prototype of cohomology, the machineries of algebraic topology are made easier to assimilate. With its stress on concreteness, motivation, and readability, "Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology" should be suitable for self-study or for a one- semester course in topology.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Graduate texts in mathematics -- 82

Other Editions

  • Differential forms in algebraic topologySpringer-Verlag1982

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