Comprehensive and self-contained exposition of singularities of plane curves, including new, previously unpublished results.

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This second edition is an invaluable textbook for anyone who would like an introduction to the modern theories of catastrophies and singularities.

The Curves The Point of View of Max Noether Probably the oldest references to the problem of resolution of singularities are found in Max Noether's works on pla

This book gives a new foundation for the theory of links in 3-space modeled on the modern developmentby Jaco, Shalen, Johannson, Thurston et al. of the theory o