Introduction to di erential forms Donu Arapura May 6, 2016 The calculus of di erential forms give an alternative to vector calculus which is ultimately simpler and more exible. Unfortunately it is rarely encountered at the undergraduate level. However, the last few times I taught undergraduate advanced calculus I decided I would do it this way.

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