Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Linear algebra
- 2 Multilinear algebra
- 3 Differentiation on manifolds
- 4 Homotopy and de Rham cohomology
- 5 Elementary homology theory
- 6 Integration on manifolds
- 7 Vector bundles
- 8 Geometric manifolds
- 9 The degree of a smooth map
- Appendix A Mathematical background
- Appendix B The spectral theorem
- Appendix C Orientations and top-dimensional forms
- Appendix D Riemann normal coordinates
- Appendix E Holonomy of an infinitesimal loop
- Appendix F Frobenius' theorem
- Appendix G The topology of electrical circuits
- Appendix H Intrinsic and extrinsic curvature
- References
- Index
5 - Elementary homology theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Linear algebra
- 2 Multilinear algebra
- 3 Differentiation on manifolds
- 4 Homotopy and de Rham cohomology
- 5 Elementary homology theory
- 6 Integration on manifolds
- 7 Vector bundles
- 8 Geometric manifolds
- 9 The degree of a smooth map
- Appendix A Mathematical background
- Appendix B The spectral theorem
- Appendix C Orientations and top-dimensional forms
- Appendix D Riemann normal coordinates
- Appendix E Holonomy of an infinitesimal loop
- Appendix F Frobenius' theorem
- Appendix G The topology of electrical circuits
- Appendix H Intrinsic and extrinsic curvature
- References
- Index
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- Manifolds, Tensors, and FormsAn Introduction for Mathematicians and Physicists, pp. 139 - 157Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013