An Introduction to K-theory
by Eric M. Friedlander
2007
Number of pages: 78
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The author's objective was to provide participants of the Algebraic K-theory Summer School an overview of various aspects of algebraic K-theory, with the intention of making these lectures accessible to participants with little or no prior knowledge of the subject.
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