A Guide to the Classification Theorem for Compact Surfaces

by Jean Gallier and Dianna Xu

Book Overview

The Classification Theorem: Informal Presentation.- Surfaces.- Simplices, Complexes, and Triangulations.- The Fundamental Group, Orientability.- Homology Groups.- The Classification Theorem for Compact Surfaces.- Viewing the Real Projective Plane in R3.- Proof of Proposition 5.1.- Topological Preliminaries.- History of the Classification Theorem.- Every Surface Can be Triangulated.- Notes​.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642437109
• ISBN13: 9783642437106
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"