This is the book I have that an Introduction of Category Theory. Probably the best book I've read on the subject. Cambridge Press-not difficult-lots of examples and pictures!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conceptual-Mathematics-First-Introduction-Categories /dp/0521478170 SHORT SUMMARY: Instead of defining a set by the elements it has (the objects), define the rules for the elements (the properties) and deduce the elements of the set. This prevents Russell's Paradox. Robert Howard Phoenix, Arizona -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 2:48 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: [FRIAM] Category theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia We've knocked around the term Category Theory a bit lately, so I started looking into it a bit. This seems to be a reasonable starting place: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_theory Has anyone used this in complexity science work? Or semantic web work? Or anything else? :) I know Amazon turns up Russell Standish's book first in a search for category theory! -- Owen Owen Densmore http://backspaces.net "You can do Anything, but not Everything!" ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
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