Re:Topology Illustrated (2015)
by tgb on Thursday July 16, 2020 @09:23AM
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Contrary to what others are saying here, the author says the following:
> A rigorous course in linear algebra is an absolute necessity. In the early chapters, one may be able to avoid the need for a modern algebra course but not the maturity it requires.
This is a requirement that is rather unusual for a first book in topology, many of which have not a drop of linear algebra. The reason for this is presumably that the book dives immediately into homology which is often left for an algebraic topology course. It's an interesting choice.
> A rigorous course in linear algebra is an absolute necessity. In the early chapters, one may be able to avoid the need for a modern algebra course but not the maturity it requires.
This is a requirement that is rather unusual for a first book in topology, many of which have not a drop of linear algebra. The reason for this is presumably that the book dives immediately into homology which is often left for an algebraic topology course. It's an interesting choice.