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This elementary account of the differential geometry of curves and surfaces in space provides students with a good foundation for further study. It explores the ideas of curvature and torsion using the concept of the spin-vector, and it examines the curvature of surfaces, with particular reference to developable surfaces and ruled surfaces.The approach is by vector methods throughout, but only the most elementary vector algebra is assumed. The text consistently appeals first to geometrical intuition, and then the treatment is made fully rigorous as far as space permits. Many special types of surfaces occur among the examples, and a complete set of solutions provides readers with a full appreciation of all concepts.Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications Inc.
ISBN-139780486462721
eBay Product ID (ePID)95239781
Product Key Features
Number of Pages112 Pages
Publication NameDifferential Geometry
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMathematics
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorKL Wardle
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height217 mm
Item Weight159 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorKL Wardle
Series TitleDover Books on Mathematics