When Topology Meets Chemistry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521662543)

In this superb topology text, the readers not only learn about knot theory, 3-dimensional manifolds, and the topology of embedded graphs, but also their role in understanding molecular structures. Most results described in the text are motivated by the questions of chemists or molecular biologists, though they often go beyond answering the original question asked. No specific mathematical or chemical prerequisites are required. The text is enhanced by nearly 200 illustrations and 100 exercises. With this fascinating book, undergraduate mathematics students escape the world of pure abstract theory and enter that of real molecules, while chemists and biologists find simple and clear but rigorous definitions of mathematical concepts they handle intuitively in their work.

Author: Erica Flapan
ISBN-10: 0521662540
ISBN-13: 9780521662543
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2000
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.21w x 0.68d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2001 pg. 1108
Scitech Book News 06/01/2001 pg. 62