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

Comprehensive and self-contained exposition of singularities of plane curves, including new, previously unpublished results.

This book provides a unique and highly accessible approach to singularity theory from the perspective of differential geometry of curves and surfaces. It is wri

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