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Characteristic Classes

Posted on July 19, 2013 by John Roe

The next section of the book, available here, gives a very quick introduction to what the Pontrjagin classes are.  This is really just a refresher – I am sure it is too terse for someone who has never seen characteristic … Continue reading →

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What Surgery Is About: Manifolds

Posted on July 6, 2013 by John Roe

Now I’ll begin to post material from the book proper.  Here is the first section of Chapter I.  I’m going to try to post stuff in bite-size pieces like this, rather than a whole chapter at a time. Of course, … Continue reading →

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