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Dover Introduction to Knot Theory 2008 Edition by Richard H Crowell, Ralph H Fox
Appropriate for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text by two renowned mathematicians was hailed by the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society as "a very welcome addition to the mathematical literature." 1963 edition. Table of contents :- PrerequisitesChapter 1. Knots and Knot TypesChapter 2. The Fundamental GroupChapter 3. The Free GroupsChapter 4. Presentation of GroupsChapter 5. Calculation of Fundamental GroupsChapter 6. Presentation of a Knot GroupChapter 7. The Free Calculus and the Elementary IdealsChapter 8. The Knot PolynomialsChapter 9. Characteristic Properties of the Knot PolynomialsAppendix I. Differentiable Knots are TameAppendix II. Categories and groupoidsAppendix III. Proof of the van Kampen theoremGuide to the LiteratureBibliographyIndex