An Introduction to Manifolds
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An Introduction to Manifolds
Loring Tu
4 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2022–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
They provided so much clarity over Lee and Royden (if you know, you know) that it was amazing that the subjects weren't actually as difficult as you thought.
Lee is a good book but Loring Tu's An Introduction to Manifolds is a masterpiece in clarity, conciseness, and notation.
I'd heavily recommend it over Lee, which can be a bit meandering, for a first course, with a follow-up with Lee and others for material Tu leaves out.
These two books were instrumental to my studying for my qualifying exams.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Math books that made you significantly better at math? 2023 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which books do you consider real gems in your field of work/study? 2022 · 1 recommendation