This second edition contains a new chapter with a topological introduction to sheaf cohomology and applications. It also corrects some inaccuracies and some additional exercises are proposed.
The textbook is suitable for anyone needing a basic, comprehensive introduction to general and algebraic topology and its applications.
Marco Manetti (born 1966) is full professor in geometry at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). His research activity concerns algebraic geometry, deformation theory and higher algebraic structures. He is author of the books "Topologia'' (Italian, 2008,2014), "Topology'' (2015) and "Lie methods in deformation theory'' (2022), all of them published with Springer.