Introduction to Category Theory

Informationen zum Autor Harold Simmons is officially retired but still active in research. He also teaches postgraduate courses in the School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester. Klappentext The basics of category theory beautifully explained with a wealth of exercises. Solutions are available online. Zusammenfassung A crystal clear introduction to category theory that demystifies functors! natural transformations! limits and colimits! adjunctions and more. Any beginning postgraduate mathematician will find all they need in this excellent text to access the subject. Over 200 exercises are provided with solutions available online. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Categories; 2. Basic gadgetry; 3. Functors and natural transformations; 4. Limits and colimits in general; 5. Adjunctions; 6. Posets and monoid sets; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Harold Simmons, Harold (University of Manchester) Simmons, Simmons Harold, SIMMONS HAROLD UNIVERSITY OF MAN
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2011
• EAN: 9781107010871
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01087-1
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Basic principles; Algebra, MATHEMATICS / Logic, Mathematical logic