TY - BOOK AU - Neuenschwander,Dwight E. TI - Tensor calculus for physics: a concise guide SN - 9781421415659 (pbk.) AV - QC20.7.C28 N48 2015 U1 - 515.63 N481T 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Calculus of tensors KW - Physics KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-220) and index; Tensors need context --; Two-index tensors --; The metric tensor --; Derivatives of tensors --; Curvature --; Covariance applications --; Tensors and manifolds --; Getting acquainted with differential forms --; Appendix A; Common coordinate systems --; Appendix B; Theorem of alternatives --; Appendix C; Abstract vector spaces N2 - "Using a clear, step-by-step approach, the book strives to embed the logic of tensors in contexts that demonstrate why that logic is worth pursuing. It is an ideal companion for courses such as mathematical methods in physics, classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and relativity"-- ER -