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This is the (co)end, my only (co)friend

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  1. [3]
    toratoratora
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    Just wanted to bring attention to this gem. If anyone's interested in homotopy and category theory and wants to learn more about ends and coends, this book is a great introduction. It would be a...

    Just wanted to bring attention to this gem. If anyone's interested in homotopy and category theory and wants to learn more about ends and coends, this book is a great introduction.

    It would be a cool project to compile great introductory texts for various topics in math.

    3 votes
    1. [2]
      gpl
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      The Chicago undergraduate math bibliography is a good starting place for introductory references.

      The Chicago undergraduate math bibliography is a good starting place for introductory references.

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      1. toratoratora
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        Thank you! This list is fairly comprehensive with a good range of topics.

        Thank you! This list is fairly comprehensive with a good range of topics.

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  2. skybrian
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    This might be introductory for some, but it does require comfort with a lot of mathematical terms. Having occasionally tried to learn a bit about category theory from tutorials but without making...

    This might be introductory for some, but it does require comfort with a lot of mathematical terms. Having occasionally tried to learn a bit about category theory from tutorials but without making a serious effort, I understood what some of these words mean, but even the first page is difficult.

    3 votes