By Anonymous (not verified) 20 / Dec / 2011 Reviewer: Martin RaussenAffiliation: Aalborg University, DenmarkBook detailsThis book is an introduction to the field of computational topology. Starting with motivating problems in both mathematics and computer science and building up from classic topics in geometric and algebraic topology, the third part of the text advances to persistent homology. The main approach is the discovery of topology through algorithms. Author: herbert edelsbrunnerjohn l. harerPublisher: american mathematical societyPublished: 2010ISBN: 978-0-8218-4925-5 Categorisation55 Algebraic topology