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Homotopical Algebraic Geometry I: Topos Theory

Constructs homotopical sites, stacks and topoi using model categories.

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Homotopical Algebraic Geometry I: Topos Theory

Bertrand Toën and Gabriele Vezzosi · Research monograph · Research · English

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Constructs homotopical sites, stacks and topoi using model categories.

Preparation: Model categories; sheaves and sites.

Use: Compare model-categorical foundations with infinity-categorical ones.

Version: 2002 / published 2005; latest version on arXiv · Checked 2026-10-11

Homotopical Algebraic Geometry II: Geometric Stacks and Applications

Develops geometric derived stacks and applications to moduli. Distinct from the foundational first volume.

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Homotopical and Homological Algebra 同伦代数与同调代数

Seminar notes motivated by similarities between algebraic topology and homological algebra, leading toward infinity-categorical language and localization.

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Homotopical and Homological Algebra

卜辰璟 · Course notes · Graduate · Chinese

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Online lecture text; chapters can be read separately.

Original title: 同伦代数与同调代数

Seminar notes motivated by similarities between algebraic topology and homological algebra, leading toward infinity-categorical language and localization.

Preparation: Categories, chain complexes and some algebraic topology.

Use: Use it alongside a homological-algebra course to understand why ordinary categorical constructions need refinement.

Version: Fall 2019 seminar · Checked 2026-11-03

Homotopy Type Theory: Univalent Foundations of Mathematics

Develops univalent foundations through dependent type theory and homotopical ideas.

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Homotopy Type Theory: Univalent Foundations of Mathematics

The Univalent Foundations Program · Textbook · Graduate · English

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Develops univalent foundations through dependent type theory and homotopical ideas.

Preparation: Mathematical logic; some category theory or topology.

Use: Learn a foundation connected to formal proof systems.

Version: 2013; official updated PDF options · Checked 2026-10-11

Incompleteness and Computability

Covers recursive functions, arithmetization and Gödel's theorems. Best read after a first metalogic course, not as an introduction to proofs.

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Incompleteness and Computability

Richard Zach · Textbook · Advanced · English (legacy metadata)

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Covers recursive functions, arithmetization and Gödel's theorems. Best read after a first metalogic course, not as an introduction to proofs.

Preparation: First-order logic and completeness.

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Integral p-adic Hodge Theory

Develops integral comparison constructions using perfectoid methods.

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Integral p-adic Hodge Theory

Bhargav Bhatt, Matthew Morrow and Peter Scholze · Foundational research paper · Research · English

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Develops integral comparison constructions using perfectoid methods.

Preparation: Perfectoid spaces; étale cohomology; derived algebra.

Use: Background for subsequent prismatic constructions.

Version: Published 2018; author version · Checked 2026-10-11

Introduction to A-infinity Algebras and Modules

Introduces A-infinity structures, modules and their derived categories through a compact exposition.

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Introduction to A-infinity Algebras and Modules

Bernhard Keller · Survey · Graduate · English

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Introduces A-infinity structures, modules and their derived categories through a compact exposition.

Preparation: Homological algebra; differential graded algebras.

Use: Bridge classical derived categories and higher algebra.

Version: Expanded version, January 2001; 30 pages · Checked 2026-10-11

Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

English title: Introduction to Abstract Mathematics. Builds a foundation in propositional and predicate logic, sets, functions, orders and induction, with exercises and challenges.

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Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

Flemming Topsøe · Course notes · Introductory · Danish

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University department archive provides the complete 164-page Matematik Y text.

Original title: Introduktion til abstrakt matematik

English title: Introduction to Abstract Mathematics. Builds a foundation in propositional and predicate logic, sets, functions, orders and induction, with exercises and challenges.

Preparation: School mathematics; willingness to read formal definitions.

Use: Prepare for proof-based university mathematics and explore elementary foundations.

Version: 2002 edition · Checked 2026-10-13

Introduction to Analysis in One Variable

Constructs the number systems and develops metric-space reasoning, continuity, rigorous calculus and approximation.

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Introduction to Analysis in One Variable

Michael Taylor · Author textbook · Intermediate · English

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The complete 288-page manuscript opened at mtaylor.web.unc.edu.

Constructs the number systems and develops metric-space reasoning, continuity, rigorous calculus and approximation.

Preparation: A calculus sequence; proof-writing basics.

Use: Turn computational calculus into a proof-based analysis foundation.

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Introduction to Analysis in Several Variables (Advanced Calculus)

Develops rigorous multivariable differentiation and integration, differential forms, Stokes' theorem and Fourier analysis.

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Introduction to Analysis in Several Variables (Advanced Calculus)

Michael Taylor · Author textbook · Intermediate · English

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Develops rigorous multivariable differentiation and integration, differential forms, Stokes' theorem and Fourier analysis.

Preparation: Single-variable real analysis; linear algebra.

Use: Bridge advanced calculus to geometric and PDE analysis.

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Introduction to Bernoulli Percolation

An exercise-based introduction to phase transitions, correlation inequalities and critical planar percolation.

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Introduction to Bernoulli Percolation

Hugo Duminil-Copin · Lecture notes · Graduate · English

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The complete lecture-note PDF opens publicly on the author’s IHÉS site.

An exercise-based introduction to phase transitions, correlation inequalities and critical planar percolation.

Preparation: Probability; basic graph theory; analysis.

Use: Bridge from graduate probability to percolation.

Version: October 7, 2018 · Checked 2026-10-13

Introduction to Complex Analysis

A full complex-analysis course extending from holomorphic functions and residues to conformal geometry, elliptic functions and complex differential equations.

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Introduction to Complex Analysis

Michael Taylor · Author textbook · Graduate · English

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The complete 478-page manuscript opened at mtaylor.web.unc.edu.

A full complex-analysis course extending from holomorphic functions and residues to conformal geometry, elliptic functions and complex differential equations.

Preparation: Multivariable calculus; linear algebra; advanced calculus.

Use: Read as a first graduate course with selected advanced continuations.

Version: Author-hosted notes; date not stated · Checked 2026-10-13

Introduction to Functional Analysis (18.102)

A course-length development of Banach spaces, Lebesgue integration, Hilbert spaces and applications. The author notes ongoing revisions; useful before more specialized graduate functional analysis.

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Introduction to Functional Analysis (18.102)

Richard Melrose · Course notes · Intermediate · English (legacy metadata)

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A course-length development of Banach spaces, Lebesgue integration, Hilbert spaces and applications. The author notes ongoing revisions; useful before more specialized graduate functional analysis.

Preparation: Proof-based real analysis; metric spaces; linear algebra.

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Introduction to Homotopy Type Theory

Builds dependent type theory and univalent foundations from basic rules, with exercises and mathematical constructions.

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Introduction to Homotopy Type Theory

Egbert Rijke · Author manuscript · Graduate · English

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Full pre-publication manuscript on arXiv; personal viewing and download permitted.

Builds dependent type theory and univalent foundations from basic rules, with exercises and mathematical constructions.

Preparation: Mathematical proofs; no previous type theory required.

Use: Learn type-theoretic foundations before specialized homotopy type theory.

Version: arXiv v1, December 21, 2022 · Checked 2026-10-13

Introduction to Microlocal Analysis

Develops pseudodifferential calculi, microlocalization and boundary/scattering methods. This is the available developing manuscript, not a finished textbook.

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Introduction to Microlocal Analysis

Richard Melrose · Author course manuscript · Research · English

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The complete 223-page manuscript opened at math.mit.edu.

Develops pseudodifferential calculi, microlocalization and boundary/scattering methods. This is the available developing manuscript, not a finished textbook.

Preparation: Distributions; Sobolev spaces; functional analysis; manifolds.

Use: A technical continuation after Fourier-analytic PDE foundations.

Version: Version 0.5B; revised January 27, 2003 · Checked 2026-10-13

Introduction to Microlocal Analysis

Fourier and Sobolev tools lead to Littlewood–Paley theory, pseudodifferential calculus, propagation and paradifferential operators.

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Introduction to Microlocal Analysis

Thomas Alazard · Lecture notes · Graduate · English

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The complete 167-page text opened at talazard.perso.math.cnrs.fr.

Fourier and Sobolev tools lead to Littlewood–Paley theory, pseudodifferential calculus, propagation and paradifferential operators.

Preparation: Real analysis, distributions and introductory PDE.

Use: Build the analytic machinery needed for nonlinear and microlocal PDE courses.

Version: Tsinghua summer-school course, 2021 · Checked 2026-10-13

Introduction to Probability

A calculus-level introduction to probability using conditioning, distributions and simulation. This is distinct from the existing Grinstead–Snell book with a similar title.

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Introduction to Probability

Joseph K. Blitzstein and Jessica Hwang · Textbook · Introductory · English

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Harvard’s official Stat 110 page links this free online second edition. The short URL opens the authorized PDF in a Google Drive viewer rather than a direct PDF endpoint.

A calculus-level introduction to probability using conditioning, distributions and simulation. This is distinct from the existing Grinstead–Snell book with a similar title.

Preparation: Calculus; elementary counting.

Use: Prepare for measure-theoretic probability.

Version: Second edition, 2019; author-authorized free online edition · Checked 2026-10-11

Introduction to Probability, 2nd edition

Examples and exercises develop discrete and continuous probability, with Markov chains and generating functions. Reviewers note broad coverage; graduate measure theory lies beyond its starting point.

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Introduction to Probability, 2nd edition

Charles M. Grinstead and J. Laurie Snell · Textbook · Introductory · English (legacy metadata)

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Examples and exercises develop discrete and continuous probability, with Markov chains and generating functions. Reviewers note broad coverage; graduate measure theory lies beyond its starting point.

Preparation: Calculus; elementary counting.

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Introduction to Random Graphs

A book-length treatment of random graph models, thresholds, components, connectivity and extremal properties.

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Introduction to Random Graphs

Alan Frieze and Michał Karoński · Author book manuscript · Graduate · English

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A book-length treatment of random graph models, thresholds, components, connectivity and extremal properties.

Preparation: Graph theory; probability; proof-based combinatorics.

Use: Course study progressing toward probabilistic-combinatorics research.

Version: Author manuscript dated August 7, 2026 · Checked 2026-10-13

Introduction to Real Analysis

A proof-based route through sequences, continuity, differentiation and integration.

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Introduction to Real Analysis

William F. Trench · Textbook · Introductory · English

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A proof-based route through sequences, continuity, differentiation and integration.

Preparation: Calculus; introductory proof-writing.

Use: First real-analysis course and exercises.

Version: Free hyperlinked edition 2.04, December 2013 · Checked 2026-10-11

Introduction to Representation Theory

Introduces representations using algebra and many exercises. Appropriate for strong undergraduates with linear algebra; the pace assumes comfort with abstract structures.

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Introduction to Representation Theory

Pavel Etingof et al. · Textbook · Introductory · English (legacy metadata)

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Introduces representations using algebra and many exercises. Appropriate for strong undergraduates with linear algebra; the pace assumes comfort with abstract structures.

Preparation: Linear algebra; groups, rings and fields.

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Introduction to Symplectic and Hamiltonian Geometry

A shorter course on symplectic structures and Hamiltonian geometry, distinct from the longer Lectures on Symplectic Geometry. Useful for orientation and selective review.

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Introduction to Symplectic and Hamiltonian Geometry

Ana Cannas da Silva · Long lecture notes · Graduate · English

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A shorter course on symplectic structures and Hamiltonian geometry, distinct from the longer Lectures on Symplectic Geometry. Useful for orientation and selective review.

Preparation: Smooth manifolds and differential forms.

Version: IMPA short course 2002; revised November 2007 · Checked 2026-10-11

Introduction to Teichmüller Theory and its Applications to Dynamics of Interval Exchange Transformations, Flows on Surfaces and Billiards

Translation surfaces, Teichmüller flow and the Kontsevich–Zorich cocycle, with interval-exchange and billiard applications.

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Introduction to Teichmüller Theory and its Applications to Dynamics of Interval Exchange Transformations, Flows on Surfaces and Billiards

Giovanni Forni and Carlos Matheus · Lecture notes · Research · English

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The complete PDF opens publicly from the author-submitted arXiv archive.

Translation surfaces, Teichmüller flow and the Kontsevich–Zorich cocycle, with interval-exchange and billiard applications.

Preparation: Ergodic theory; Riemann surfaces; differential geometry.

Use: Research preparation in dynamics on moduli spaces.

Version: arXiv v1, November 12, 2013; PDF dated November 13, 2013 · Checked 2026-10-13

Introduction to the Transfer Operator Method

Introduces transfer operators as an analytic tool for studying statistical behavior of dynamical systems.

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Introduction to the Transfer Operator Method

Omri Sarig · Lecture notes · Graduate · English

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Introduces transfer operators as an analytic tool for studying statistical behavior of dynamical systems.

Preparation: Ergodic theory; functional analysis; probability.

Use: Bridge from ergodic-theory courses to operator techniques.

Version: Bonn Winter School on Dynamics, January 2020 · Checked 2026-10-13

Introductory Lectures on Contact Geometry

Introduces contact structures and their local models, characteristic foliations, tightness and Legendrian knots.

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Introductory Lectures on Contact Geometry

John B. Etnyre · Lecture notes · Graduate · English

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The complete author-deposited PDF opens in the arXiv archive.

Introduces contact structures and their local models, characteristic foliations, tightness and Legendrian knots.

Preparation: Smooth manifolds; differential forms; elementary three-manifold topology.

Use: Move from symplectic basics into three-dimensional contact topology.

Version: arXiv v2, November 11, 2002; published 2003 · Checked 2026-10-13