Quandles : an introduction to the algebra of knots /
Algebra of knots
by Mohamed Elhamdadi, Sam Nelson.
- ix, 245 pages ; 22 cm.
- Student mathematical library ; volume 74 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-241) and index.
978-1-4704-5486-9 (pbk.)
2015012551
Knot theory. Low-dimensional topology. Manifolds and cell complexes -- Low-dimensional topology -- Knots and links in $S^3$. Algebraic topology -- Classical topics -- Degree, winding number. Group theory and generalizations -- Other generalizations of groups -- Loops, quasigroups. Group theory and generalizations -- Permutation groups -- General theory for finite groups. Algebraic topology -- Homology and cohomology theories -- Other homology theories. Manifolds and cell complexes -- Low-dimensional topology -- Fundamental group, presentations, free differential calculus. Manifolds and cell complexes -- Low-dimensional topology -- Invariants of knots and 3-manifolds. Group theory and generalizations -- Other generalizations of groups -- Sets with a single binary operation (groupoids). Manifolds and cell complexes -- PL-topology -- Knots and links (in high dimensions).