A Visual Introduction to Differential Forms and Calculus on Manifolds
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
This book explains and helps readers to develop geometric intuition as it relates to differential forms. It includes over 250 figures to aid understanding and enable readers to visualize the concepts being discussed. The author gradually builds up to the basic ideas and concepts so that definitions, when made, do not appear out of nowhere, and both the importance and role that theorems play is evident as or before they are presented. With a clear writing style and easy-to- understand motivations for each topic, this book is primarily aimed at second- or third-year undergraduate math and physics students with a basic knowledge of vector calculus and linear algebra.
DOI Link
Publisher
Springer Nature
Disciplines
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Recommended Citation
Fortney, Jon Pierre, "A Visual Introduction to Differential Forms and Calculus on Manifolds" (2018). All Works. 310.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/310
Indexed in Scopus
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Open Access
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