Introduction to Category Theory Simmons Harold University of Manchester
Introduction to Category Theory Simmons Harold University of Manchester Category theory provides a general conceptual framework that has proved fruitful in subjects as diverse as geometry, topology,…
Specifikacia Introduction to Category Theory Simmons Harold University of Manchester
Introduction to Category Theory Simmons Harold University of Manchester
Category theory provides a general conceptual framework that has proved fruitful in subjects as diverse as geometry, topology, theoretical computer science and foundational mathematics. Beginning postgraduate mathematicians will find this book an excellent introduction to all of the basics of category theory. Here is a friendly, easy-to-read textbook that explains the fundamentals at a level suitable for newcomers to the subject.
The material is slowly developed using many examples and illustrations to illuminate the concepts explained. It gives the basic definitions; goes through the various associated gadgetry, such as functors, natural transformations, limits and colimits; and then explains adjunctions. Over 200 exercises, with solutions available online, help the reader to access the subject and make the book ideal for self-study.
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