Intro books for tensors?

[Ai52487963]

So the tensor calculus part of my into to GR class is kicking my butt. I'm using the book by D'Inverno, but I feel like he's going too quickly over tensor calculus. Is there a more introductory text on tensors that I missed out on?

I've taken courses on linear algebra before, but not differential geometry. I feel like there's a huge gap between the two and was looking for something to bridge it.

[Daverz]

Sean Carroll's book is pretty good for this.

[Gear300]

I find this to be a good book:
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Vector-Tensor-Analysis-Robert/dp/048661879X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1287545078&sr=8-3

[mathwonk]

some differential geometry books treat this early, like the books by seth warner and noel j hicks. but the treatment by spivak in vol 2 os his big set is more detailed and explains the translation from classical (upper and lower indices) to modern (conceptual, multilinear) notation.

[jasonRF]

My favorite book on tensors is by simmonds:

http://www.amazon.com/Brief-Tensor-Analysis-Undergraduate-Mathematics/dp/038794088X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289090421&sr=1-1

I worked through this book after my first semester of grad school and thought it was wonderful.

jason