Luca Vitagliano

The book introduces (co)homology theory and some of its applications in Algebra and Geometry. It is intended for undergraduate Mathematics students, as well as graduate and postgraduate students in other fields, particularly Theoretical Physics, who require a highly compact overview of this vast theory. The book also explores how (co)homology theory naturally arises in seemingly unrelated areas of Mathematics.The theory is presented from scratch, requiring no prerequisites other than basic linear algebra, point-set topology, and calculus. The presentation is simple, concise, yet rigorous, making it accessible to undergraduate Mathematics and likely Physics students from the third year onward. The book emphasizes the theory's numerous applications across Algebra and Geometry, rather than focusing solely on the theoretical aspects. The pedagogical approach of this book, complemented by examples and exercises, sets it apart from standard textbooks in Homological Algebra and Algebraic Topology. The end-of-chapter problems offer insight into more advanced material and serve as a tool for testing comprehension of the theory.After having gone through these lecture notes, the reader will be ready to tackle more specialized and advanced subjects such as Homological Algebra, Homotopy Theory, and Algebraic Topology.

The book introduces (co)homology theory and some of its applications in Algebra and Geometry. It is intended for undergraduate Mathematics students, as well as graduate and postgraduate students in other fields, particularly Theoretical Physics, who require a highly compact overview of this vast theory. The book also explores how (co)homology theory naturally arises in seemingly unrelated areas of Mathematics.The theory is presented from scratch, requiring no prerequisites other than basic linear algebra, point-set topology, and calculus. The presentation is simple, concise, yet rigorous, making it accessible to undergraduate Mathematics and likely Physics students from the third year onward. The book emphasizes the theory's numerous applications across Algebra and Geometry, rather than focusing solely on the theoretical aspects. The pedagogical approach of this book, complemented by examples and exercises, sets it apart from standard textbooks in Homological Algebra and Algebraic Topology. The end-of-chapter problems offer insight into more advanced material and serve as a tool for testing comprehension of the theory.After having gone through these lecture notes, the reader will be ready to tackle more specialized and advanced subjects such as Homological Algebra, Homotopy Theory, and Algebraic Topology.

Differential Geometry is one of the major branches of current Mathematics, and it is an unavoidable language in modern Physics. The main characters in Differential Geometry are smooth manifolds: a class of geometric objects that locally behave like the standard Euclidean space.The book provides a first introduction to smooth manifolds, aimed at undergraduate students in Mathematics and Physics. The only prerequisites are the Linear Algebra and Calculus typically covered in the first two years. The presentation is as simple as possible, but it does not sacrifice the rigor.The lecture notes are divided into 10 chapters, with gradually increasing difficulty. The first chapters cover basic material, while the last ones present more sophisticated topics. The definitions, propositions, and proofs are complemented by examples and exercises. The exercises, which include part of the proofs, are designed to help the reader learn the language of Differential Geometry and develop their problem-solving skills in the area. The exercises are also aimed at promoting an active learning process. Finally, the book contains pictures which are useful aids for the visualization of abstract geometric situations. The lecture notes can be used by instructors as teaching material in a one-semester course on smooth manifolds.