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# Comprehensive Intro to Topology Top 60 in Geometry & Topology Step-by-step Proof Guidance Dover Introduction to Topology: Third Edition

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Dover's Introduction to Topology, Third Edition by Bert Mendelson, is a highly accessible paperback that serves as a foundational text for students tackling metric spaces and topology. Praised for its clear, stepwise proofs and affordability, it ranks #52 in Geometry & Topology books and enjoys a strong 4.6-star rating from over 400 reviewers. Ideal for first- and second-year university students, this edition offers a structured, confidence-building approach to complex abstract concepts.

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Review: If you are doing a module in metric spaces or topology you ought to read this, cover to cover ('cept maybe the first chapter, but this is always the case! Chapter 0 is never interesting) in your first or second year, you should know all the content (like the back of your hand) if you are doing a third year module. It is a brilliant introduction to everything you will need but is just that - an introduction. There's a superb amount of "hand-holding" in the proofs which I found really useful to boost my confidence, after that I'd start covering proofs and then checking them. This is good! I completely recommend this book, but I do not recommend it is your only topology book (There is another also called "Introduction to topology" with a blue over and an orange torus on the front, from Dover, this is not an introduction it is much more filled out and much faster, if you combine these two, with Munkres' Topology you're set) There is one thing I don't quite like, the treatment of Quotient topologies (or identification topologies) is rather weak and hard to understand, but I cannot write off a brilliant book due to an iffy 5 pages. I have no hesitation in recommending this book. I adore Dover because of the great prices also, I am getting quite the collection!
Review: If you like structured thinking with a lot of abstraction thrown around, this is it! A feast for Math lovers.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #99,186 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #56 in Geometry & Topology |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (423) |
| Dimensions  | 13.82 x 1.14 x 21.36 cm |
| Edition  | 3rd |
| ISBN-10  | 0486663523 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0486663524 |
| Item weight  | 254 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | 28 March 2003 |
| Publisher  | Dover Publications Inc. |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by A***C on 5 December 2014*

If you are doing a module in metric spaces or topology you ought to read this, cover to cover ('cept maybe the first chapter, but this is always the case! Chapter 0 is never interesting) in your first or second year, you should know all the content (like the back of your hand) if you are doing a third year module. It is a brilliant introduction to everything you will need but is just that - an introduction. There's a superb amount of "hand-holding" in the proofs which I found really useful to boost my confidence, after that I'd start covering proofs and then checking them. This is good! I completely recommend this book, but I do not recommend it is your only topology book (There is another also called "Introduction to topology" with a blue over and an orange torus on the front, from Dover, this is not an introduction it is much more filled out and much faster, if you combine these two, with Munkres' Topology you're set) There is one thing I don't quite like, the treatment of Quotient topologies (or identification topologies) is rather weak and hard to understand, but I cannot write off a brilliant book due to an iffy 5 pages. I have no hesitation in recommending this book. I adore Dover because of the great prices also, I am getting quite the collection!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by S***I on 19 April 2018*

If you like structured thinking with a lot of abstraction thrown around, this is it! A feast for Math lovers.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by G***S on 18 December 2015*

Overall, great introductory book to topology. The pedagogy was excellent and the development of topics <i>made sense</i> in going from metric spaces (a notion that is general more intuitive) to abstract topological spaces. In particular, it was great for self-study as Mendelson doesn't shy away from fully fleshing-out proofs and repeating relatively similar cases with some additional notes (e.g. when going from metric to topological spaces and proving several ideas there). The book itself can certainly be read by anyone with a set theory background and some intuitive notion of limits/sequences (i.e. a class in pre-calculus), but that doesn't mean it's easy, <i>by any means</i>. I struggled quite a bit with the intuition behind some of the proofs, and have, more than once, rolled around on my bed trying to recall (or prove again) some particular statement that I found quite useful. Sadly, the book doesn't have a section on homotopy equivalence and some other useful notions, but do recall it is an introduction in exactly 200 pages of short text. This book took me at least 20-30 hours to get through, skipping only the very latter section on compactess and doing at least two of the harder problems in each section; but I have very little experience with analysis, something I'm sure would have helped complete this and gain the corresponding intuition much more quickly. Again, great book and would highly recommend it for self-study of topology.

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