Elementary Topics in Differential Geometry.

Thorpe, J A:

ISBN 10: 0387903577 / ISBN 13: 9780387903576

Published by New York: Springer, 1994

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Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. xiii 253p hardback, glossy yellow laminated boards, very good condition, no noticeable wear, tight binding, a little light foxing to edges, pages clean and neat, numerous diagrams and graphs all very clear and sharp, a very good copy Language: English Weight (g): 1250.

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• Title: Elementary Topics in Differential Geometry.
• Publisher: New York: Springer
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387903577
• ISBN 13: 9780387903576
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics

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In the past decade there has been a significant change in the freshman/ sophomore mathematics curriculum as taught at many, if not most, of our colleges. This has been brought about by the introduction of linear algebra into the curriculum at the sophomore level. The advantages of using linear algebra both in the teaching of differential equations and in the teaching of multivariate calculus are by now widely recognized. Several textbooks adopting this point of view are now available and have been widely adopted. Students completing the sophomore year now have a fair preliminary under­ standing of spaces of many dimensions. It should be apparent that courses on the junior level should draw upon and reinforce the concepts and skills learned during the previous year. Unfortunately, in differential geometry at least, this is usually not the case. Textbooks directed to students at this level generally restrict attention to 2-dimensional surfaces in 3-space rather than to surfaces of arbitrary dimension. Although most of the recent books do use linear algebra, it is only the algebra of ~3. The student's preliminary understanding of higher dimensions is not cultivated.

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