Lectures on the Geometry of Manifolds
by Liviu I. Nicolaescu
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company 2009
ISBN/ASIN: 9812708537
ISBN-13: 9789812708533
Number of pages: 570
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The goal of this book is to introduce the reader to some of the most frequently used techniques in modern global geometry. Suited to the beginning graduate student willing to specialize in this very challenging field, the necessary prerequisite is a good knowledge of several variables calculus, linear algebra and point-set topology.
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