Schaum's Outline of Tensor Calculus

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Table of contents

The Einstein Summation Convention.
Basic Linear Algebra for Tensors.
General Tensors.
Tensor Operations.
Tests for Tensor Character.
The Metric Tensor.
The Derivative of a Tensor.
Further Riemannian Geometry.
Riemannian Curvature.
Spaces of Zero Curvature.
Tensors in Differential Geometry.
Tensors in Mechanics.
Tensors in Special Relativity.
Tensors Without Coordinates.
Introduction to Tensor Manifolds.