mathnerd15 Messages 109 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Nov 30, 2013 #1 I wonder if one should study books like Gauss's General Investigations on Curved Surfaces or Euler's works or there are more modern texts that are state of the art?
I wonder if one should study books like Gauss's General Investigations on Curved Surfaces or Euler's works or there are more modern texts that are state of the art?
mathwonk Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 12,038 Reaction score 2,338 Nov 30, 2013 #2 spivak's book helps explain gauss and riemann in modern language, so you can do both.