In most mathematics departments at major universities one of the three or four basic first-year graduate courses is in the subject of algebraic topology. This introductory textbook in algebraic topology is suitable for use in a course or for self-study, featuring broad coverage of the subject and a readable exposition, with many examples and exercises. The four main chapters present the basic material of the subject: fundamental group and covering spaces, homology and cohomology, higher homotopy groups, and homotopy theory generally. The author emphasizes the geometric aspects of the subject, which helps students gain intuition. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of many optional topics which are not usually part of a first course due to time constraints, and for which elementary expositions are sometimes hard to find. Among these are: Bockstein and transfer homomorphisms, direct and inverse limits, H-spaces and Hopf algebras, the Brown representability theorem, the James reduced product, the Dold-Thom theorem, and a full exposition of Steenrod squares and powers. Researchers will also welcome this aspect of the book.

This elegant book by distinguished mathematician John Milnor, provides a clear and succinct introduction to one of the most important subjects in modern mathematics. Beginning with basic concepts such as diffeomorphisms and smooth manifolds, he goes on to examine tangent spaces, oriented manifolds, and vector fields. Key concepts such as homotopy, the index number of a map, and the Pontryagin construction are discussed. The author presents proofs of Sard's theorem and the Hopf theorem.

本书作者在拓扑学领域享有盛誉。
本书分为两个独立的部分；第一部分普通拓扑学，讲述点集拓扑学的内容；前4章作为拓扑学的引论，介绍作为核心题材的集合论、拓扑空间。连通性、紧性以及可数性和分离性公理；后4章是补充题材；第二部分代数拓扑学，讲述与拓扑学核心题材相关的主题，其中包括基本群和覆盖空间及其应用。
本书最大的特点在于对理论的清晰阐述和严谨证明，力求让读者能够充分理解。对于疑难的推理证明，将其分解为简化的步骤，不给读者留下疑惑。此外，书中还提供了大量练习，可以巩固加深学习的效果。严格的论证，清晰的条理、丰富的实例，让深奥的拓扑学变得轻松易学。

本书是作者上世纪60年代出版的《分析教程》的第二卷，曾被译为英文和西班牙文，内容包括拓扑和函数空间。本书针对有一定数学基础的大学生，但几乎不要求任何预备知识。使其能在一个尽可能简单的框架上了解现代分析的有力工具及其应用。
书中的基本概念几乎都在其一般形式下来介绍，并通过例子来说明所选择定义的合理性。例如，在叙述任意拓扑空间时，先简要讨论实数直线；而距离空间则在提出一致性问题后才引入；同样，赋范向量空间和Hilbert空间仅在讨论局部凸空间后引入，后者在现代分析及其应用中越来越重要。书中通过大量的例子及反例来说明定理成立的确切范围，并设置了各种难度的习题，便于学生检验其对课程的理解程度并锻炼自身的创新能力。
本书可供高等院校数学及相关专业的本科生、研究生以及教师参考。

代数拓扑的微分形式，ISBN：9787506201124，作者：（美）Raoul Bott，（美）Loring W.Tu著