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A Combinatorial Introduction to Topology
Michael Henle · 1994 · 310 pages
Excellent text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students shows how geometric and algebraic ideas met and grew together into an important branch of mathematics. Lucid coverage of vector fields, surfaces, homology of complexes, much more. Some knowledge of differential equations and multivariate calculus required. Many problems and exercises (some solutions) integrated into the text.
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Steven Strogatz
“@EricLinn19 I love Michael Henle's book It's very readable, concrete, and visual. It includes lots of the cool examples and theorems that attract people to topology in the first place!”↗