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There are many approaches to topology. One of the most accessible is by means of the notion of distance. Our purpose in the present chapter is to sketch this approach and a few of the general concepts derivable from it. It may be said that this material amply covers our future needs.
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Lefschetz, S. (1975). Topological Preliminaries. In: Applications of Algebraic Topology. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 16. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9367-2_3
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