Differential Forms in Algebraic Topology

by Loring W. Tu and Raoul Bott

Book Overview

Developed from a first-year graduate course in algebraic topology, this text 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. By using the de Rham theory of differential forms as a prototype of cohomology, the machineries of algebraic topology are made easier...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441928154
• ISBN13: 9781441928153
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"