Counterexamples in Topology

The authors of this highly useful compendium present focusing on examples as an extremely effective method of involving undergraduate mathematics students in actual research. Students experience a significant increment in topological understanding by pursuing the details of each example. With that in mind, Professors Steen and Seebach have assembled 143 examples in this book, providing innumerable concrete illustrations of definitions, theorems, and general methods of proof. Far from presenti…