Curved spaces : from classical geometries to elementary differential geometry /

Curved spaces : from classical geometries to elementary differential geometry /

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Author / Creator:	Wilson, P. M. H. (Pelham Mark Hedley)
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description:	x, 186 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Curves, Algebraic. Curves, Algebraic -- Problems, exercises, etc. Curves, Algebraic. Problems and exercises.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6827269

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ISBN:	9780521886291 (hbk.) 0521886295 (hbk.) 9780521713900 (pbk.) 0521713900 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This textbook uses examples, exercises, diagrams, and unambiguous proof, to help students make the link between classical and differential geometries.

Table of Contents:

Preface
1. Euclidean geometry
2. Spherical geometry
3. Triangulations and Euler numbers
4. Riemannian metrics
5. Hyperbolic geometry
6. Smooth embedded surfaces
7. Geodesics
8. Abstract surfaces and Gauss-Bonnet.