Functional differential geometry by sussman, wisdom, farr, 9780262315616. Turtle geometry 2, a beautiful book about discrete di. Sussman and wisdom were very careful and start from the very basics up to applications on relativity and electrodynamics. Gerald jay sussman and jack wisdom with will farr themitpress cambridge,massachusetts. Our etextbook is browserbased and it is our goal to support the widest selection of devices available, from desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. To address this problem we use computer programs to communicate a precise understanding of the computations in differential geometry. Structure and interpretation of classical mechanics by. Publication date 20 usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. This book offers an innovative way to learn the differential geometry needed as a foundation for a deep understanding of.
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