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Tensor calculus

David C. Kay

(Schaum's outline series)

McGraw-Hill, c2011

  • : pbk

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Tensor calculus : 300 fully solved problems

Schaum's outline of tensor calculus

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Includes index

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Description

The ideal review for your tensor calculus course More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's Outlines for their expert knowledge and helpful solved problems. Written by renowned experts in their respective fields, Schaum's Outlines cover everything from math to science, nursing to language. The main feature for all these books is the solved problems. Step-by-step, authors walk readers through coming up with solutions to exercises in their topic of choice. 300 solved problemsCoverage of all course fundamentalsEffective problem-solving techniquesComplements or supplements the major logic textbooksSupports all the major textbooks for tensor calculus courses

Table of Contents

1. The Einstein Summation Convention. 2. Basic Linear Algebra for Tensors. 3. General Tensors. 4. Tensor Operations. 5. Tests for Tensor Character. 6. The Metric Tensor. 7. The Derivative of a Tensor. 8. Further Riemannian Geometry. 9. Riemannian Curvature. 10. Spaces of Zero Curvature. 11. Tensors in Differential Geometry. 12. Tensors in Mechanics. 13. Tensors in Special Relativity. 14. Tensors Without Coordinates. 15. Introduction to Tensor Manifolds.

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  • NCID
    BB09080429
  • ISBN
    • 9780071756037
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    [8], 228 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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