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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm really interested in general relativity and would like to start learning it. I don't want to study it in great detailed as a mathematical physics. I've studied Newton mechanics,differential equations,vector calculus and special relativity.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is the book "A First Course in General Relativity" by "Bernard Schutz" good for me? I have it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you help with my question?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

also is this book sufficient for me to learn other mathematics subjects needed to understand GR such as tensor calculus,manifolds and others?

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

when I was at university, I studied General Relativity on the subsequent book: \[\begin{gathered} {\mathbf{GRAVITATION\; AND \; COSMOLOGY}} \hfill \\ {\text{Principle and Applications of}} \hfill \\ {\text{The General Theory of Relativity}} \hfill \\ \hfill \\ {\text{by: Steven Weinberg}} \hfill \\ \hfill \\ {\text{Publisher: John Wiley}} \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks @Michele_Laino , but how was your mathematics level when you started? I need a book that includes mathematics as well,

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

Before starting to study General Relativity, I knew the tensor calculus in the euclidean space, the differential calculus of functions of more than one variable, differential forms, ordinary differential equations (ODE), and the usage of the equations of Maxwell. Also I knew quantum mechanics and some of theory of linear operators in Hilbert spaces, nevertheless those last two topics are not needed in order to learn General Relativity. Please note that, the tensors analysis on the Riemannian surfaces, is not a prerequisite, since it is well developed in the Weinberg's book, furthermore, also Einstein - in his little book "Theory of Relativity" - develops the basics of the tensor calculus. Personally, I learned the necessary foundations of differential geometry, in the Weinberg's book, which is not a textbook, actually, it is an \(excellent\) monograph

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know all of those subjects, except tensor calculus... thanks for your help :) I'll get that book.

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