Visual Differential Geometry and Forms A Mathematical Drama in Five Acts |
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| Author:
| Needham, Tristan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-20369-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2021 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $132.00 |
Book Description:
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An inviting, intuitive, and visual exploration of differential geometry and formsVisual Differential Geometry and Forms fulfills two principal goals. In the first four acts, Tristan Needham puts the geometry back into differential geometry. Using 235 hand-drawn diagrams, Needham deploys Newton's geometrical methods to provide geometrical expla
An inviting, intuitive, and visual exploration of differential geometry and formsVisual Differential Geometry and Forms fulfills two principal goals. In the first four acts, Tristan Needham puts the geometry back into differential geometry. Using 235 hand-drawn diagrams, Needham deploys Newton's geometrical methods to provide geometrical expla