I am looking for a good introductory level textbook (or set of lecture notes) on classical topological K-Theory that would be suitable for a one-semester graduate course. Ideally, it would require minimal background: standard introductory courses in algebraic topology and differential geometry, would cover core topics (Bott periodicity, Chern character, representation rings, etc) mostly in a self-contained way, and would give interesting examples and exercicesexercises.
As I learned the subject from multiple books and papers, I don't know a "canonical" reference that gives a coherent picture of the subject. Any suggestions ?
