Hi Stephen There are numerous books on Category Theory, but only one I can think of fits your criteria. You may want to look at: Conceptual Mathematics by F.W. Lawvere and S. H. Schanuel ISBN 0-521-47817-0 (paperback) It gives a good thorough intro to the subject. Online and free is "A Gentle Introduction to Category Theory" by Maarten Fokkinga at http://wwwhome.cs.utwente.nl/~fokkinga/mmf92b.html Depending on your math background, you may find the second a little fast paced. Good luck On Thu, 2006-08-10 at 17:19 -0400, Stephen Davies wrote:
Hello all, I'm a complete novice to Category Theory, and I'm looking for some kind of tutorial or other introductory material that would help me at least get up to speed with the basics. Maybe something that assumed some discrete math and abstract algebra, and proceeded to develop the topic for beginners. Are there any intro texts like that out there? (And if not, would someone please write and publish one? :->)
Thanks,
- Stephen Davies (stephen@umw.edu)