DESCRIPTION
Exterior Algebra is, from the purely algebraic point of view, the study of alternating multilinear applications and their ramifications. From the geometric point of view, it deals with the p-dimensional vectors, which were originally conceived by H. Grassmann. The presentation contained in this book is elementary, being accessible to readers who are familiar with the basics of Linear Algebra.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elon Lages Lima
He was Researcher Emeritus of the Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA) and a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and of the TWAS (Academy of Sciences for the Developing World). He was also Doctor Honoris Causa by the Federal Universities of Amazonas and of Alagoas and by the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria del Perú, Professor Honoris Causa of the Federal Universities of Ceará and of Bahia, of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and the University of Brasília. Received the Order of Scientific Merit in the Class Grã-Cruz, from the Presidency of the Republic and the Award Anísio Teixeira, from the Ministry of Education and Culture.
He is the author of several books on Topology, Analysis, Algebra, and Elementary Mathematics, two of which received the Jabuti Award.
