Tensor Basics: Understand Tensor or Learn from Websites

[pastadude]

could someone please explain tensors to me or at least tell of website that explaines them

 

[Pseudo Statistic]

http://www.geocities.com/r-sharipov/r4-b6.htm
Quick intro to tensor analysis-- probably the simplest I've found.
It's very easy to comprehend, it just depends on your background. (Especially with linear algebra, obviously)
Enjoy.

 

[Ratzinger]

search this subforum (there is a search function), the question 'what is a tensor?' comes up regularly here, you will find some nice explanations

 

[matness]

i am also trying to learn it

there are some websites that i find useful (especially if you are also interested inphysics):

http://pancake.uchicago.edu/~carroll/notes/

http://people.hofstra.edu/faculty/Stefan_Waner/diff_geom/tc.html

http://www.cs.elte.hu/geometry/csikos/dif/dif.html

http://vishnu.mth.uct.ac.za/omei/gr/info.html


http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-962Spring2002/LectureNotes/index.htm --->>(robphy's recommendation in another discussion)

Also i have to warn you about notation some of them may not be agree in notation so it is better to choose one of them