{"product_id":"foundations-of-differential-geometry-volume-1-paperback-softback-9780471157335","title":"Foundations of Differential Geometry, Volume 1 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780471157335","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFoundations of Differential Geometry, Volume 1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShoshichi Kobayashi (Author), Katsumi Nomizu (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471157335, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 March 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis two-volume introduction to differential geometry, part of Wiley's popular \u003ci\u003eClassics Library\u003c\/i\u003e, lays the foundation for understanding an area of study that has become vital to contemporary mathematics. It is completely self-contained and will serve as a reference as well as a teaching guide. \u003cb\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/b\u003e presents a systematic introduction to the field from a brief survey of differentiable manifolds, Lie groups and fibre bundles to the extension of local transformations and Riemannian connections. The \u003cb\u003esecond volume\u003c\/b\u003e continues with the study of variational problems on geodesics through differential geometric aspects of characteristic classes. Both volumes familiarize readers with basic computational techniques.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDifferentiable Manifolds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Theory of Connections.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Linear and Affine Connections.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Riemannian Connections.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Curvature and Space Forms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transformations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary of Basic Notations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52286244716824,"sku":"9780471157335","price":111.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471157335.jpg?v=1781547625","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/foundations-of-differential-geometry-volume-1-paperback-softback-9780471157335","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}