Principles of Topology

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  • Title PagePREFACELIST OF SYMBOLSCONTENTSCh 1 : Introduction1.1 The Nature of Topology1.2 The Origin of Topology1.3 Preliminary Ideas from Set Theory1.4 Operations on Sets: Union, Intersection, & Difference1.5 Cartesian Products1.6 Functions1.7 Equivalence Relations

    Ch 2 : The Line & the Plane2.1 Upper & Lower Bounds2.2 Finite & Infinite Sets2.3 Open Sets & Closed Sets on the Real Line2.4 The Nested Intervals Theorem2.5 The PlaneSuggestions for Further ReadingHistorical Notes for Chapter 2

    Ch 3 : Metric Spaces3.1 The Definition & Some Examples3.2 Open Sets & Closed Sets in Metric Spaces3.3 Interior, Closure, & Boundary3.4 Continuous Functions3.5 Equivalence of Metric Spaces3.6 New Spaces from Old3.7 Complete Metric SpacesSuggestions for Further ReadingHistorical Notes for Chapter 3

    Ch 4 : Topological Spaces4.1 The Definition & Some Examples4.2 Interior, Closure, & Boundary4.3 Basis & Subbasis4.4 Continuity & Topological Equivalence4.5 SubspacesSuggestions for Further ReadingHistorical Notes for Chapter 4

    Ch 5 : Connectedness5.1 Connected & Disconnected Spaces5.2 Theorems on Connectedness5.3 Connected Subsets of the Real Line5.4 Applications of Connectedness5.5 Path Connected Spaces5.6 Locally Connected & Locally Path Connected SpacesSuggestions for Further ReadingHistorical Notes for Chapter 5

    Ch 6 : Compactness6.1 Compact Spaces & Subspaces6.2 Compactness & Continuity6.3 Properties Related to Compactness6.4 One-Point Compactification6.5 The Cantor SetSuggestions for Further ReadingHistorical Notes for Chapter 6

    Ch 7 : Product & Quotient Spaces7.1 Finite Products7.2 Arbitrary Products7.3 Comparison of Topologies7.4 Quotient Spaces7.5 Surfaces & ManifoldsSuggestions for Further ReadingHistorical Notes for Chapter 7

    Ch 8 : Separation Properties & Metrization8.1 T_0, T_1 & T_2-Spaces8.2 Regular Spaces8.3 Normal Spaces8.4 Separation by Continuous Functions8.5 Metrization8.6 The Stone-ech CompactificationSuggestions for Further ReadingHistorical Notes for Chapter 8

    Ch 9 : The Fundamental Group9.1 The Nature of Algebraic Topology9.2 The Fundamental Group9.3 The Fundamental Group of S9.4 Additional Examples of Fundamental Groups9.5 The Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem & Related Results9.6 Categories & FunctorsSuggestions for Further ReadingHistorical Notes for Chapter 9

    APPENDIX : Introduction to GroupsBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX