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A plane introduction to surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

P. A. Firby  and
C. F. Gardiner
P. A. Firby
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter, EX4 4QE
C. F. Gardiner
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Exeter, EX4 4QE
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1. Introduction

Since Poincaré introduced algebraic or geometric topology in a series of papers during the years 1895-1901, the subject has grown rapidly to become one of the major branches of mathematics with ramifications in many other branches. However, apart from some recreational level ‘rubber-sheet’ geometry, very few students, even at first degree level, meet algebraic topology.

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Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 67 , Issue 439 , March 1983 , pp. 20 - 29
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1983 

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