Michael spivak brandeis university calculus on manifolds. Based on my reading of vol 1 and my browsing of vol 2 of this series, there is no doubt that michael spivak and differential geometry are a delightful combination. Michael spivak a comprehensive introduction to differential geometry volume 2, third editionpublish or perish 1999. Michael spivak, a comprehensive introduction to differential geometry, volumes i and ii victor guillemin. Spivak is the author of the five volume a comprehensive introduction to differential geometry. Balazs csik os differential geometry e otv os lor and university faculty of science typotex 2014. A file bundled with spivak s calculus on manifolds revised edition, addisonwesley, 1968 as an appendix is also available. A comprehensive introduction to differential geometry vols. Michael david spivak born may 25, 1940 is an american mathematician specializing in differential geometry, an expositor of mathematics, and the founder of publishorperish press.
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