Prerequisites for Tensor Analysis

[Judas503]

Hey there,

I am a Physics major and currently in my freshmen year. I would love to study General Relativity in the senior year of college. One of the requirements of General Relativity is the knowledge of tensors. But, which math courses should I take? I read in some blogs that Group Theory is necessary. Any answer would be helpful.

Thank you.

 

[muzak]

Any class that teaches differential geometry I think. Ask your advisor.

 

[FeDeX_LaTeX]

Yeah, differential geometry is a very useful prerequisite. Penrose's Road to Reality has some stuff on tensors and manifolds and it's available at a relatively cheap price ($0 if you know how to use Google).