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Assuming little mathematical background, this short introduction to category theory is ideal for beginning graduate students or advanced undergraduates learning category theory for the first time. Suitable for independent study or as a course book, it gives extensive explanations of the key concepts along with hundreds of examples and exercises.

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Note to the reader; Introduction; 1. Categories, functors and natural transformations; 2. Adjoints; 3. Interlude on sets; 4. Representables; 5. Limits; 6. Adjoints, representables and limits; Appendix: proof of the General Adjoint Functor Theorem; Glossary of notation; Further reading; Index.

Basic Category Theory 143 Cambridge Studies in

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 7/24/2014 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781107044241, 978-1107044241
    ISBN10: 1107044243
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Assuming little mathematical background, this short introduction to category theory is ideal for beginning graduate students or advanced undergraduates learning category theory for the first time. Suitable for independent study or as a course book, it gives extensive explanations of the key concepts along with hundreds of examples and exercises.

    Table of Contents
    Note to the reader; Introduction; 1. Categories, functors and natural transformations; 2. Adjoints; 3. Interlude on sets; 4. Representables; 5. Limits; 6. Adjoints, representables and limits; Appendix: proof of the General Adjoint Functor Theorem; Glossary of notation; Further reading; Index.

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