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Allen Hatcher
Cornell University
MR ID: 82385
Reference #
OMN:201612.110638

Attributes

Posted date
2016-12-17 09:06:14
Revised date
2017-01-30 10:55:42
Level
   Graduate
Notes type
   Topics Course
Topic
   Topology
      Algebraic Topology

Vector Bundles and K-Theory

An unfinished textbook giving an introduction to vector bundles, characteristic classes, and topological K-theory. The viewpoint is fairly classical, as in Milnor and Stasheff's Characteristic Classes and Atiyah's K-Theory books. Also includes some material on the J-homomorphism.

Course Notes and Supplementary Material (PDF format)

TypeFile (Size)Date
Course notes v1 PDF (1.5M) 12/17/16