{"product_id":"9789814397162","title":"Excursion In Diagrammatic Algebra, An: Turning A Sphere From Red To Blue: Turning a Sphere from Red to Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e The aim of this book is to give as detailed a description as is possible of one of the most beautiful and complicated examples in low-dimensional topology. This example is a gateway to a new idea of higher dimensional algebra in which diagrams replace algebraic expressions and relationships between diagrams represent algebraic relations. The reader may examine the changes in the illustrations in a leisurely fashion; or with scrutiny, the reader will become familiar and develop a facility for these diagrammatic computations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text describes the essential topological ideas through metaphors that are experienced in everyday life: shadows, the human form, the intersections between walls, and the creases in a shirt or a pair of trousers. Mathematically informed reader will benefit from the informal introduction of ideas. This volume will also appeal to scientifically literate individuals who appreciate mathematical beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Sphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurfaces, Folds, and Cusps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Inside and Outside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImmersed Surfaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovie Moves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaxonomic Summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Not to Turn the Sphere Inside-Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Physical Metaphor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSarah's Thesis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Eversion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Double Point and Fold Surfaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Researchers in mathematics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185284235504,"sku":"9789814397162","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814397162_p0.jpg?v=1763690930","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814397162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}