TENSOR ANALYSIS

by Leonid P Lebedev (National University of Colombia & Rostov State University, Colombia & Russia) & Michael J Cloud (Lawrence Technological University, USA)

Table of Contents (57k)
Preface (73k)
Chapter 1: Preliminaries (297k)

Tensor analysis is an essential tool in any science (e.g. engineering, physics, mathematical biology) that employs a continuum description. This concise text offers a straightforward treatment of the subject suitable for the student or practicing engineer. The final chapter introduces the reader to differential geometry, including the elementary theory of curves and surfaces. A well-organized formula list, provided in an appendix, makes the book a very useful reference. A second appendix contains full hints and solutions for the exercises.

Contents:

Preliminaries
Transformations and Vectors
Tensors
Tensor Fields
Elements of Differential Geometry

Readership: Undergraduates in engineering or physics, and engineers.

“The book gives a brief, clear, and comprehensive introduction to the theory … A particularly nice feature is a well-organized appendix containing compact listings of all the principal formulas required in applications — these 18 pages alone are worth the price of the book … it should be of interest to both undergraduate and graduate students of physics and engineering, as well as to practicing physicists and engineers.”

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204pp		Pub. date: Apr 2003
ISBN: 978-981-238-360-0 981-238-360-3		US$85 / £63

204pp		Pub. date: Apr 2003
ISBN: 978-981-256-446-7(ebook) 981-256-446-2(ebook)		US$111

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