Differential Topology Notes - at undergraduate level

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I am trying to understand Differential Topology using several textbooks including Lee's book on Smooth Manifolds.

I am looking for some good online lecture notes at undergraduate level (especially if they have good diagrams and examples) in order to supplement the texts ...

Can anyone help in this matter ...

Peter
 
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Hi Peter,

In my opinion, there really isn't an 'undergraduate level' textbook in differential topology (there are however more undergrad textbooks in differential geometry). Some undergraduate programs use Guillemin and Pollack's Differential Topology as the standard textbook. Here is another text, but more on the side of differential geometry.

http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~yakov/scanlib/hicks.pdf
 
Euge said:
Hi Peter,

In my opinion, there really isn't an 'undergraduate level' textbook in differential topology (there are however more undergrad textbooks in differential geometry). Some undergraduate programs use Guillemin and Pollack's Differential Topology as the standard textbook. Here is another text, but more on the side of differential geometry.

http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~yakov/scanlib/hicks.pdf
Thanks for the advice and help, Euge ...

Peter