Topology An Introduction

“Stefan Waldmann’s Topology provides a fast-moving introduction to the core concepts of topology. … this is a well put-together introduction to most of the fundamental topics of topology necessary for the study of advanced mathematics. A student well-versed in the notions of set theory and metric spaces should find this an appropriate introductory resource for topology. Additionally, the book provides a very nice and conveniently compact reference for the standard topics of general topology … .” (Keith Jones, MAA Reviews, June, 2015)

“This nifty little volume brings to a broad English-speaking audience the lectures on topology that Waldmann … gave at Erlangen in the summer of 2012. … Readers should note the decent index, the short but surprisingly far-flung list of references, the many exercises, and the goodly number of illustrative figures, many delicately spot-colored for greater intelligibility, that round out this work. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals.” (F. E. J. Linton, Choice, Vol. 52 (6), February, 2015)