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First Steps in Differential Geometry: Riemannian, Contact, Symplectic 2013 ed. [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 410 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x155 mm, weight: 7627 g, 25 Illustrations, color; 29 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 410 p. 54 illus., 25 illus. in color., 1 Hardback
  • Serija: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
  • Išleidimo metai: 10-Jul-2013
  • Leidėjas: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 146147731X
  • ISBN-13: 9781461477310
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 410 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x155 mm, weight: 7627 g, 25 Illustrations, color; 29 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 410 p. 54 illus., 25 illus. in color., 1 Hardback
  • Serija: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
  • Išleidimo metai: 10-Jul-2013
  • Leidėjas: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 146147731X
  • ISBN-13: 9781461477310
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Differential geometry arguably offers the smoothest transition from the standard university mathematics sequence of the first four semesters in calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations to the higher levels of abstraction and proof encountered at the upper division by mathematics majors. Today it is possible to describe differential geometry as "the study of structures on the tangent space," and this text develops this point of view. This book, unlike other introductory texts in differential geometry, develops the architecture necessary to introduce symplectic and contact geometry alongside its Riemannian cousin. The main goal of this book is to bring the undergraduate student who already has a solid foundation in the standard mathematics curriculum into contact with the beauty of higher mathematics. In particular, the presentation here emphasizes the consequences of a definition and the careful use of examples and constructions in order to explore those consequences.

Unlike other texts in differential geometry, this book develops the architecture necessary to introduce symplectic and contact geometry alongside its Riemannian cousin. Emphasizes the consequences of a definition and the use of examples and constructions.

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From the book reviews:

This books presents an alternative route, aiming to provide the student with an introduction not only to Riemannian geometry, but also to contact and symplectic geometry. the book is leavened with an excellent collection of illustrative examples, and a wealth of exercises on which students can hone their skills. Each chapter also includes a short guide to further reading on the topic with a helpful brief commentary on the suggestions. (Robert J. Low, Mathematical Reviews, May, 2014)

This book is a distinctive and ambitious effort to bring modern notions of differential geometry to undergraduates. Mclnerneys writing is well constructed and very clear . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students. (S. J. Colley, Choice, Vol. 51 (8), April, 2014)

The author does make a considerable effort to keep things as accessible as possible, with fairly detailed explanations, extensive motivational discussions and homework problems . this book provides a different way of looking at the subject of differential geometry, one that is more modern and sophisticated than is provided by many of the standard undergraduate texts and which will certainly do a good job of preparing the student for additional work in this area down the road. (Mark Hunacek, MAA Reviews, January, 2014)

This text provides an early and broad view of geometry to mathematical students . Altogether, this book is easy to read because there are plenty of figures, examples and exercises which make it intuitive and perfect for undergraduate students. (Teresa Arias-Marco, zbMATH, Vol. 1283, 2014)

1 Basic Objects and Notation
1(8)
1.1 Sets
1(4)
1.2 Functions
5(4)
2 Linear Algebra Essentials
9(58)
2.1 Vector Spaces
10(2)
2.2 Subspaces
12(1)
2.3 Constructing Subspaces I: Spanning Sets
13(3)
2.4 Linear Independence, Basis, and Dimension
16(5)
2.5 Linear Transformations
21(2)
2.6 Constructing Linear Transformations
23(4)
2.7 Constructing Subspaces II: Subspaces and Linear Transformations
27(3)
2.8 The Dual of a Vector Space, Forms, and Pullbacks
30(7)
2.9 Geometric Structures I: Inner Products
37(7)
2.10 Geometric Structures II: Linear Symplectic Forms
44(17)
2.11 For Further Reading
61(1)
2.12 Exercises
61(6)
3 Advanced Calculus
67(68)
3.1 The Derivative and Linear Approximation
68(6)
3.2 The Tangent Space I: A Geometric Definition
74(5)
3.3 Geometric Sets and Subspaces of Tp(Rn)
79(12)
3.4 The Tangent Space II: An Analytic Definition
91(8)
3.5 The Derivative as a Linear Map Between Tangent Spaces
99(4)
3.6 Diffeomorphisms
103(7)
3.7 Vector Fields: From Local to Global
110(6)
3.8 Integral Curves
116(5)
3.9 Diffeomorphisms Generated by Vector Fields
121(5)
3.10 For Further Reading
126(1)
3.11 Exercises
127(8)
4 Differential Forms and Tensors
135(60)
4.1 The Algebra of Alternating Linear Forms
136(3)
4.2 Operations on Linear Forms
139(7)
4.3 Differential Forms
146(2)
4.4 Operations on Differential Forms
148(9)
4.5 Integrating Differential Forms
157(7)
4.6 Tensors
164(7)
4.7 The Lie Derivative
171(15)
4.8 For Further Reading
186(1)
4.9 Exercises
187(8)
5 Riemannian Geometry
195(76)
5.1 Basic Concepts
195(9)
5.2 Constructing Metrics; Metrics on Geometric Sets
204(3)
5.3 The Riemannian Connection
207(17)
5.4 Parallelism and Geodesics
224(9)
5.5 Curvature
233(14)
5.6 Isometries
247(14)
5.7 For Further Reading
261(1)
5.8 Exercises
262(9)
6 Contact Geometry
271(68)
6.1 Motivation I: Huygens' Principle and Contact Elements
272(7)
6.2 Motivation II: Differential Equations and Contact Elements
279(7)
6.3 Basic Concepts
286(9)
6.4 Contact Diffeomorphisms
295(5)
6.5 Contact Vector Fields
300(6)
6.6 Darboux's Theorem
306(11)
6.7 Higher Dimensions
317(16)
6.8 For Further Reading
333(1)
6.9 Exercises
334(5)
7 Symplectic Geometry
339(66)
7.1 Motivation: Hamiltonian Mechanics and Phase Space
341(7)
7.2 Basic Concepts
348(6)
7.3 Symplectic Diffeomorphisms
354(6)
7.4 Symplectic and Hamiltonian Vector Fields
360(11)
7.5 Geometric Sets in Symplectic Spaces
371(6)
7.6 Hypersurfaces of Contact Type
377(9)
7.7 Symplectic Invariants
386(12)
7.8 For Further Reading
398(1)
7.9 Exercises
399(6)
References 405(2)
Index 407
Andrew McInerney is a mathematics professor at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York.