Tangent bundle of a differentiable manifold M even if M isn't orientable

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The tangent bundle of a differentiable manifold M, as established in Chapter 0 of "Riemannian Geometry" by Manfredo P. do Carmo, is itself a differentiable manifold. Do Carmo constructs a differentiable structure on TM, where M is a differentiable manifold, regardless of whether M is orientable. The discussion centers on understanding the differential of the overlap map between two parametrizations, specifically focusing on demonstrating that this differential has a positive determinant at overlapping points. The original poster successfully resolved their query regarding the differential.

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This is a problem many of the grad students have probably encountered, it's in Chapter 0 of Riemannian Geometry by Do Carmo.

Do Carmo proved that the tangent bundle of a differentiable manifold is itself a differentiable manifold by constructing a differentiable structure on TM, where M is a differentiable manifold.

So I wanted to take the differentiable structure that Do Carmo gives in the book, assume that two parametrizations overlap and show that the differential at some point in the overlap has positive determinant.

My real question then is, what exactly IS the differential of the overlap map?

Thanks guys.
 
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