In the past decade there has been a significant change in the freshman/sophomore mathematics curriculum as taught at many, if not most, of our colleges. This has been brought about by the introduction of linear algebra into the curriculum at the sophomore level. The advanta8;es of using linear algebra both in the teaching of differential equations and in the teaching of multivariate calculus are by now widely recognized. Several textbooks adopting this point of view are now available and have been widely adopted. Students completing the sophomore year now have a fair preliminary understanding of spaces of many dimensions.
【目录】: Chapter 1 Graphs and Level Sets Chapter 2 Vector Fields Chapter 3 The Tangent Space Chapter 4 Surfaces Chapter 5 Vector Fields on Surfaces; Orientation Chapter 6 The Gauss Map Chapter 7 Geodesics Chapter 8 Parallel Transport Chapter 9 The Weingarten Map Chapter 10 Curvature of Plane Curves Chapter 11 Arc Length and Line Integrals Chapter 12 Curvature of Surfaces Chapter 13 Convex Surfaces Chapter 14 Parametrized Surfaces Chapter 15 Local Equivalence of Surfaces and Parametrized Surfaces Chapter 16 Focal Points Chapter 17 Surface Area and Volume Chapter 18 Minimal Surfaces Chapter 19 The Exponential Map Chapter 20 Surfaces with Boundary Chapter 21 The Gauss-Bonnet Theorem Chapter 22 Rigid Motions and Congruence Chapter 23 Isometries Chapter 24 Riemannian Metrics Bibliography Notational Index Subject Index
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