So, he was writing that second half as he was learning some basics of algebraic topology. Again, quoting Munkres, at the time he was writing the book he knew very little of Algebraic Topology, his speciality was General (point-set) topology. The second part is a nice introduction to Algebraic Topology. He also wanted to focus on Topological spaces and deal with metric spaces mostly from the perspective "whether topological space is metrizable". He wanted to write something any undergrad student with an appropriate background (like the first 6-7 chapters of Rudin's Principles of Analysis) can read. Munkres said when he started writing his Topology, there wasn't anything accessible on undergrad level, and both Kelley and Dugunji wasn't really undergrad books. On graduate level (non-introductory books) are Kelley and Dugunji (or Dugundji?). Here is the link to the printable version but you will need to get the password from the author by following the instructions he has provided here.Īlso, another great introductory book is Munkres, Topology. Note: The version of the book at the link given above is not printable. (He wants to make sure it will be used for self-studying.) You can download PDF for free, but you might need to obtain a key to read the file from the author. As an introductory book, " Topology without tears" by S.
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