Notes on differential geometry, (Van Nostrand mathematical studies) [Paperback]

Noel J Hicks (Author)

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• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Van Nostrand; 1st edition (1965)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0006BMJDO
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,790,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The best brief intro to modern differential geometry, March 21, 2003

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Spam Loather (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Notes on Differential Geometry (Van Nostrand mathematical studies #3) (Paperback)

First, the binding: It's paperback.

This was Hicks' only book - he died young. It's a great concise intoduction to differential geometry, sort of the Schaum's Outline version of Spivak's epic "A Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry" (beware any math book with the word "Introduction" in the title - it's probably a great book, but probably far from an introduction.) The ten chapters of Hicks' book contain most of the mathematics that has become the standard background for not only differential geometry, but also much of modern theoretical physics and cosmology. It thus makes a great reference book for anyone working in any of these fields. Make sure that you do, or at least read, all of the exercises - they're an important part of the book. The only caveat I have is that Hicks wasn't kidding when he included the word "Notes" in the title - as I said, the book is concise.