This book, unlike other introductory texts in differential geometry, develops the architecture necessary to introduce symplectic and contact geometry alongside its Riemannian cousin. The main goal of this book is to bring the undergraduate student who already has a solid foundation in the standard mathematics curriculum into contact with the beauty of higher mathematics. In particular, the presentation here emphasizes the consequences of a definition and the careful use of examples and constructions in order to explore those consequences.
This book, unlike other introductory texts in differential geometry, develops the architecture necessary to introduce symplectic and contact geometry alongside its Riemannian cousin. The main goal of this book is to bring the undergraduate student who already has a solid foundation in the standard mathematics curriculum into contact with the beauty of higher mathematics. In particular, the presentation here emphasizes the consequences of a definition and the careful use of examples and constructions in order to explore those consequences.

First Steps in Differential Geometry: Riemannian, Contact, Symplectic
410
First Steps in Differential Geometry: Riemannian, Contact, Symplectic
410Paperback(Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781489990464 |
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Publisher: | Springer New York |
Publication date: | 08/05/2015 |
Series: | Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics |
Edition description: | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013 |
Pages: | 410 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) |