Is A_{i.j} - A_{j.i} a Tensor Under Non-Linear Transformations?

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prove that for any vector

[tex]A_i[/tex]

the expression

[tex]A_{i.j}-A_{j.i}[/tex]

is a tensor, even under non-linear transformations. Similarly prove that for any antisymmetric tensor

[tex]E_{ij}[/tex]

the expression

[tex]E_{ij.k}+E_{jk.i}+E_{ki.j}[/tex]

is a tensor.

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What does the dots mean?
For example between i and j in i.j ?
 
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Thanks.
I solved the problem except that about
even under non-linear transformations.
non-linear transformations from one set of coordinates to another?
what changes if its non-linear transformations?
 
Maybe non-linear means higher order terms in partials derivitives of the coordinates? They would cancel out in the examples given.