{"product_id":"9780387257907","title":"Universitext","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUniversitext\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRunde, Volker\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf mathematics is a language, then taking a topology course at the undergraduate level is cramming vocabulary and memorizing irregular verbs: a necessary, but not always exciting exercise one has to go through before one can read great works of literature in the original language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present book grew out of notes for an introductory topology course at the University of Alberta. It provides a concise introduction to set theoretic topology (and to a tiny little bit of algebraic topology). It is accessible to undergraduates from the second year on, but even beginning graduate students can benefit from some parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat care has been devoted to the selection of examples that are not self-serving, but already accessible for students who have a background in calculus and elementary algebra, but not necessarily in real or complex analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn some points, the book treats its material differently than other texts on the subject: Baire's theorem is derived from Bourbaki's Mittag-Leffler theorem; nets are used extensively, in particular for an intuitive proof of Tychonoff's theorem; a short and elegant, but little known proof for the Stone-Weierstrass theorem is given.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2005-07-06\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387257907\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/0-387-28387-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 177\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45986976006284,"sku":"9780387257907","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387257907.jpg?v=1775712692","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780387257907","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}