Differential Geometry and Its Applications

John Opera

ISBN 10: 0133407381 / ISBN 13: 9780133407389

Published by Prentice-Hall, 1997

About this Item

8vo. 387 pp. Near Fine. Subtlest shelfwear and rubbing to boards.

Seller Inventory # c00800

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Differential Geometry and Its Applications
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0133407381
• ISBN 13: 9780133407389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Appropriate for undergraduate courses in Differential Geometry.

Designed not just for the math major but for all students of science, this text provides an introduction to the basics of the calculus of variations and optimal control theory as well as differential geometry. It then applies these essential ideas to understand various phenomena, such as soap film formation and particle motion on surfaces.

Book Description

This book studies the differential geometry of surfaces and aims to help students make the transition from the standard university curriculum to a type of mathematics that is a unified whole, by mixing geometry, calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, complex variables, the calculus of variations, and notions from the sciences.