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Tensor Calculus Made Simple
This book is about tensor analysis. It consists of 169 pages. The language and method used in presenting the ideas and techniques of tensors make it very suitable as a textbook or as a reference for an introductory course on tensor algebra and calculus or as a guide for self-studying and learning. The book contains many exercises. The detailed solutions of all these exercises are available in another book by the author (Solutions of Exercises of Tensor Calculus Made Simple).
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170 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2017
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March 22, 2019
Terse, Not Simple
The book is quite terse and is often not that simple. There are too few examples. Definitions are given but seldom well motivated. There are exercises but you need a different book to verify your answers. Footnotes are held to a final chapter outside of their context. I frequently found myself needing to consult outside material. The focus was too much on the notation rather than on meaning or utility. I like brevity, but not at the expense of clarity and understanding. (For reference, I took linear algebra, vector analysis, differential equations, and other classes in university several years ago, but not any courses covering tensors.)
The book looked nice on my kindle. It was very legible. I liked the explanations of the coordinate systems and their diagrams. I learned new things about, for example, the permutation tensors and other topics. But, the book could have been more helpful.
Topics that could be explained or motivated better include covariance, contravariance, Chrostoffel symbols, the metric tensor, and more.
The book is quite terse and is often not that simple. There are too few examples. Definitions are given but seldom well motivated. There are exercises but you need a different book to verify your answers. Footnotes are held to a final chapter outside of their context. I frequently found myself needing to consult outside material. The focus was too much on the notation rather than on meaning or utility. I like brevity, but not at the expense of clarity and understanding. (For reference, I took linear algebra, vector analysis, differential equations, and other classes in university several years ago, but not any courses covering tensors.)
The book looked nice on my kindle. It was very legible. I liked the explanations of the coordinate systems and their diagrams. I learned new things about, for example, the permutation tensors and other topics. But, the book could have been more helpful.
Topics that could be explained or motivated better include covariance, contravariance, Chrostoffel symbols, the metric tensor, and more.
November 7, 2017
A good book on a difficult but necessary subject. This one was along the lines of a Schaum's outline book, with plenty of problems, but better. Taha explained the material very well so if you want to brush up on tensor calculus or learn it for the first time through self teaching, this book may just do the trick. Just note that this book will take effort on your part especially since you'll have to do the problems. As Taha says, the problems at the end of each chapter are not for decorative purposes.
August 22, 2017
A tech book I would highly recommend to those with interest inMath
A really concise review for undergrad engineering and Physic disciplines, as pertaining to Vector and Tensor math. It also is a nice prep for understanding of the Tensor Math required for Einstein's theory of General Relativity.
A really concise review for undergrad engineering and Physic disciplines, as pertaining to Vector and Tensor math. It also is a nice prep for understanding of the Tensor Math required for Einstein's theory of General Relativity.
March 14, 2018
Very good introduction to tensor calculus.
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