Geometrical vectors
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Geometrical vectors
（Chicago lectures in physics）
University of Chicago Press, 1998
- : pbk
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Includes index
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Description
This text introduces an approach for mastering the concepts of vectors and vector analysis which not only brings together many loose ends of the traditional treatment, but also leads directly into the practical use of vectors in general curvilinear co-ordinates. It separates those relationships which are topologically invariant from those which are not. Based on the essentially geometric nature of the subject, this approach builds consistently on students' prior knowledge and geometrical intuition. Written in an informal and personal style, this text provides a guide for any student of vector analysis. Clear line drawings illustrate key points in the text, and problem sets as well as physical examples are provided.
Table of Contents
Preface 1: Prologue: What This Book Is About 2: Vector Types and Vector Operations 3: More Operations, More Vectors 4: Completion of the Menagerie 5: Fields and the Geometrical Calculus 6: Coordinates and Components 7: The Grand Algebraization Rule 8: Goodbye to the Rubber Universe 9: Epilogue: Where This Book Leaves Us Index
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