@_Hermit_Thrush_ It's a big machine for counting holes in things. Don't study it by itself, do algebraic topology.
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@_Hermit_Thrush_ I dunno, not familiar with either. I think my first text was Fulton.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@_Hermit_Thrush_ My experience is that the first book you pick is always terrible and useless, the second or third one is good.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@_Hermit_Thrush_ (bc struggling with the first book changes you so the second one seems much clearer)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@_Hermit_Thrush_ Iunnoman I have a favorite for abstract algebra and one for algebraic geometry but algebraic topology is like1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@_Hermit_Thrush_ every prof has a bunch of old xeroxes that they want to teach out of and then they just make it up as they go anyway.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@_Hermit_Thrush_ OTOH I learned general topology out of bourbaki and holy shit man that is the deep end2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
.@_Hermit_Thrush_ but just pick a book and study it until you hate it and feel sick and hopeless. that's what being a mathematician is
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@St_Rev@_Hermit_Thrush_ hatcher great if u like pictures. if u already know categories maybe try the super concise http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~may/CONCISE/ConciseRevised.pdf …0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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. Banned in Sweden. SubGenius, Zhuangist, white-hat troll. Defrocked mathematician. Brain problems.