{"product_id":"introduction-to-3-manifolds","title":"Introduction to 3-Manifolds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book grew out of a graduate course on 3-manifolds and is intended for a mathematically experienced audience that is new to low-dimensional topology. The exposition begins with the definition of a manifold, explores possible additional structures on manifolds, discusses the classification of surfaces, introduces key foundational results for 3-manifolds, and provides an overview of knot theory. It then continues with more specialized topics by briefly considering triangulations of 3-manifolds, normal surface theory, and Heegaard splittings. The book finishes with a discussion of topics relevant to viewing 3-manifolds via the curve complex. With about 250 figures and more than 200 exercises, this book can serve as an excellent overview and starting point for the study of 3-manifolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Schultens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Mathematical Soc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 2014-05-21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"American Mathematical Soc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62808801575283,"sku":"9781470410209","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/0812\/8115\/files\/content_69a9b630-1a08-4153-aec6-157c8e24bbde.jpg?v=1777973589","url":"https:\/\/readaura.store\/products\/introduction-to-3-manifolds","provider":"Read Aura","version":"1.0","type":"link"}