Download or read book Tensor Analysis on Manifolds written by Richard L. Bishop and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1980-12-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Striking just the right balance between formal and abstract approaches, this text proceeds from generalities to specifics. Topics include function-theoretical and algebraic aspects, manifolds and integration theory, several important structures, and adaptation to classical mechanics. "First-rate. . . deserves to be widely read." — American Mathematical Monthly. 1980 edition.