Introduction to Topology
by Bert Mendelson · Bert Mendelson
Short Dover textbook that builds topology from metric spaces to general topological spaces, then treats connectedness and compactness. Includes exercises, and suits readers moving from analysis who want to understand continuity and convergence in abstract settings.
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