An elementary text that can be understood by anyone with a background in high school geometry, this text focuses on the problems inherent to coloring maps, homeomorphism, applications of Descartes' theorem, and topological polygons. Considerations of the topological classification of closed surfaces cover elementary operations, use of normal forms of polyhedra, more. Includes 108 figures. 1967 edition. Unabridged republication of Initiation to Combinatorial Topology, published by Prindle, Weber & Schmidt, Inc., Boston, 1967.
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A Combinatorial Introduction to Topology by Michael Henle Excellent text covers vector fields, plane homology and the Jordan Curve Theorem, surfaces, homology of complexes, more. Problems and exercises. Some knowledge of differential equations and multivariate calculus required.Bibliography. 1979 edition.
Combinatorial Enumeration by Ian P. Goulden, David M. Jackson Graduate-level text presents mathematical theory and problem-solving techniques associated with enumeration problems, from elementary to research level, for discrete structures and their substructures. Full solutions to 350 exercises.
