Focusing on essential topological concepts, this introductory text on manifolds is tailored for beginning graduate students. It emphasizes a rigorous yet economical approach, ensuring minimal prerequisites while fostering geometric intuition. The book serves as a foundational resource for further exploration in differential geometry, algebraic topology, and related disciplines, making complex ideas accessible to learners.
This graduate-level textbook introduces the theory of smooth manifolds, covering essential topics like tangent vectors, vector bundles, tensors, and Lie groups. The revised second edition emphasizes concrete understanding with intuitive discussions and illustrations, introducing key analytic tools earlier. Prerequisites include general topology and basic linear algebra.
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