Bivariant periodic cyclic homology

"In this self-contained exposition, the author's purpose is to understand the functorial properties of the Cuntz-Quillen theory, which motivates his explorations of cyclic prohomology. For those new to cyclic homology, Dr. Gronbaek takes care to provide an introduction to the subject, including the motivation for the theory, definitions, and fundamental results, and establishes the homological machinery needed for application to the Cuntz-Quillen theory."--BOOK JACKET.