An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised
The second edition of An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised has sold over 6,000 copies since publication in 1986 and this revision will make it even more useful. This is the only book available that is approachable by "beginners" in this subject. It has become an essential introduction to the subject for mathematics students, engineers, physicists, and economists who need to learn how to apply these vital methods. It is also the only book that thoroughly reviews certain areas of advanced calculus that are necessary to understand the subject.
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An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised
The second edition of An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised has sold over 6,000 copies since publication in 1986 and this revision will make it even more useful. This is the only book available that is approachable by "beginners" in this subject. It has become an essential introduction to the subject for mathematics students, engineers, physicists, and economists who need to learn how to apply these vital methods. It is also the only book that thoroughly reviews certain areas of advanced calculus that are necessary to understand the subject.
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An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised

An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised

by William M. Boothby
An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised

An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised

by William M. Boothby

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The second edition of An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry, Revised has sold over 6,000 copies since publication in 1986 and this revision will make it even more useful. This is the only book available that is approachable by "beginners" in this subject. It has become an essential introduction to the subject for mathematics students, engineers, physicists, and economists who need to learn how to apply these vital methods. It is also the only book that thoroughly reviews certain areas of advanced calculus that are necessary to understand the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780121160517
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication date: 08/05/2002
Series: Pure and Applied Mathematics , #120
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 440
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

William Boothby received his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan and was a professor of mathematics for over 40 years. In addition to teaching at Washington University, he taught courses in subjects related to this text at the University of Cordoba (Argentina), the University of Strasbourg (France), and the University of Perugia (Italy).

Table of Contents

Introduction to Manifolds
Functions of Several Variables and Mappings
Differentiable Manifolds and Submanifolds
Vector Fields on a Manifold
Tensors and Tensor Fields on Manifolds integration on Manifolds
Differentiation on Riemannian Manifolds
Curvature

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