by Shiing-ShenChern (Author), W.H.Chen (Author), K.S.Lam (Author)
This is a translation of an introductory text based on a lecture series delivered by differential geometer, Professor S.S. Chern in Beijing University in 1980. This edition includes a new chapter on Finsler geometry and a new appendix on the history and developments of differential geometry.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 356
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Published: 22 Dec 1999
ISBN 10: 9810241828
ISBN 13: 9789810241827