Preface to the First Edition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface to the Second Edition v
3. Preface to the First Edition vi
4. Introduction vii
5. Table of Contents xi
6. Chapter I. Introductory Topology 1
7. Chapter II. Mappings 20
8. Chapter III. Plane Topology 29
9. Chapter IV. Complex Numbers. Functions of a Complex Variable 41
10. Chapter V. Topological Index 56
11. Chapter VI. Differentiable Functions 72
12. Chapter VII. Degree. Zeros. Sequences 83
13. Chapter VIII. Open Mappings. Local Analysis 91
14. Chapter IX. Global Analysis 103
15. Appendix. Topological Background for the Maximum Principle 111
16. Bibliography 119
17. Supplement to Bibliography 121
18. Index 123