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In most major universities one of the three or four basic first-year graduate mathematics courses is algebraic topology. This introductory text is suitable for use in a course on the subject or for self-study, featuring broad coverage and a readable exposition, with many examples and exercises. The four main chapters present the basics: fundamental group and covering spaces, homology and cohomology, higher homotopy groups, and homotopy theory ...

Comprehensively describes the principles and applications of 'global' and 'exploration' geophysics for introductory/intermediate university students.

An introduction to mathematical modelling in economics and finance.

Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil (Hobbes' life spanned the reign of Charles I, the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, and the Restoration), Leviathan is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature. Since its first publication in 1991 Richard Tuck's edition of Leviathan h...

The contributors to this volume examine how things are sold and traded in a variety of social and cultural settings, both present and past. Bridging the disciplines of social history, cultural anthropology, and economics, the volume marks a major step in our understanding of the cultural basis of economic life and the sociology of culture.

This book systematically explains why some countries are democracies while others are not.

For home or classroom, this entertaining 35-minute DVD movie and full-color book introduce and explain the discovery and function of DNA, the central code of all living things.

Zwiebach is once again faithful to his goal of making string theory accessible to undergraduates. This text now includes AdS/CFT correspondence, as well introducing superstrings. With almost 300 problems and exercises it is perfectly suited for introductory courses for students with a background in physics.

Class-tested and up-to-date textbook for introductory courses on information retrieval.

A lively introduction to world Englishness, setting a range of global varieties in their historical and social contexts.

This 10th anniversary edition includes an introduction from the authors setting the work in context.