AFirstCourseinAlgebraicTopology

Thisself-containedintroductiontoalgebraictopologyissuitableforanumberoftopologycourses.Itconsistsofaboutonequarter'generaltopology'(withoutitsusualpathologies)andthreequarters'algebraictopology'(centredaroundthefundamentalgroup,areadilygraspedtopicwhichgivesagoodideaofwhatalgebraictopologyis).ThebookhasemergedfromcoursesgivenattheUniversityofNewcastle-upon-Tynetoseniorundergraduatesandbeginningpostgraduates.Ithasbeenwrittenatalevelwhichwillenablethereadertouseitforself-studyaswellasacoursebook.Theapproachisleisurelyandageometricflavourisevidentthroughout.Themanyillustrationsandover350exerciseswillproveinvaluableasateachingaid.Thisaccountwillbewelcomedbyadvancedstudentsofpuremathematicsatcollegesanduniversities.