Elementary Topics in Differential Geometry /

This introductory text develops the geometry of n-dimensional oriented surfaces in Rn+1. By viewing such surfaces as level sets of smooth functions, the author is able to introduce global ideas early without the need for preliminary chapters developing sophisticated machinery. the calculus of vector...

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Main Author:	Thorpe, J. A.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer New York, 1979.
Series:	Undergraduate texts in mathematics.
Subjects:	Mathematics. Global differential geometry. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book