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• arjunsudan · Nov 24, 2022 · Recommends

  Truly amazing books by Anthony Knapp (winner of Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition): Basic Algebra Basic Real Analysis Stokes's Theorem and Whitney Manifolds Advanced Algebra Advanced Real Analysis All freely available from http://www.math.stonybrook.edu/~aknapp/download.html

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• mirceam · Apr 9, 2019 · Recommends

  …I've used them when needed to learn or clarify a concept: > Group Theory - I would look for a good abstract algebra book that also covers groups, such as A First Course in Abstract Algebra, Fraleigh or Basic Algebra, Knapp. Another popular recommendation is Abstract Algebra, Dummit and Foote. > Topology I think you should first look at a real analysis course and understand metric space topology for Euclidean spaces.…

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