Differential Geometry And Its Applications (classroom Resource Materials) (mathematical Association Of America Textbooks)

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Differential geometry has a long, wonderful history. It has found relevance in areas ranging from machinery design to the classification of four-manifolds to the creation of theories of nature's fundamental forces to the study of DNA. This book studies the differential geometry of surfaces with the goal of helping students make the transition from the compartmentalized courses in a standard university curriculum to a type of mathematics that is a unified whole. It mixes together geometry, calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, complex variables, the calculus of variations, and notions from the sciences. Differential geometry is not just for mathematics majors. It is also for students in engineering and the sciences. The mix of ideas offer students the opportunity to visualize concepts through the use of computer algebra systems such as Maple. The book emphasizes that this visualization goes hand-in-hand with the understanding of the mathematics behind the computer construction. Students will not only see geodesics on surfaces, but they will also observe the effect that an abstract result such as the Clairaut relation can have on geodesics. Furthermore, the book shows how the equations of motion of particles constrained to surfaces are actually types of geodesics. The book is rich in results and exercises that form a continuous spectrum, from those that depend on calculation to proofs that are quite abstract.

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E-Book Information

• Year: 2,007

• Edition: 2

• Pages: 496

• Pages In File: 496

• Language: English

• Topic: 121

• Issue: 2011 12 30

• Identifier: 0883857480,9780883857489

• Ddc: 516.3/6

• Lcc: QA641 .O67 2007

• Org File Size: 60,808,917

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• Tags: Математика Топология Дифференциальная геометрия и топология Дифференциальная геометрия

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