Simplicial And Operad Methods In Algebraic Topology

An investigation of detailed algebraic structures, in particular, the concept of an operad in the categories of topological spaces and of chain complexes. The n... » 

An investigation of detailed algebraic structures, in particular, the concept of an operad in the categories of topological spaces and of chain complexes. The notions of an algebra and a coalgebra over an operad are introduced, and their properties are investigated. «