WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., March 21, 2008 -- "Introduction to Topology," co-authored by mathematics professor Colin Adams, was recently released by Pearson Prentice Hall. "Introduction to Topology" is ...

If you’re looking to pick a fight, simply ask your friends, “Is Pluto a planet?” Or “Is a hotdog a sandwich?” Or “How many holes does a straw have?” The first two questions will have them arguing yay ...

As topologists seek to classify shapes, the effort hinges on how to define a manifold and what it means for two of them to be equivalent. Sorting a collection of shapes is child’s play. Circles here, ...