Tensors For Inquiring Minds

Tensors for Inquiring Minds takes readers on a journey to discover tensors — powerful mathematical concepts used in many areas of modern science.

Starting from the familiar ground of numbers and operations with numbers, readers are invited to re-examine these ideas in a new light, slowly building towards a deep understanding of the advanced mathematical concepts which they underpin. The overriding goal of this book is to explain tensors, specifically, by showing them in action and in relatio...