Introduction to Vassiliev Knot Invariants - Hardcoverby S. Chmutov (Author), S. Duzhin (Author), J. Mostovoy (Author) With hundreds of worked examples, exercises and illustrations, this detailed exposition of the theory of Vassiliev knot invariants opens the field to students with little or no knowledge in this area. It also serves as a guide to more advanced material. The book begins with a basic and informal introduction to knot theory, giving many examples of knot invariants before the class of