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In article <1992Nov3.204551.29715@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>
			bhv@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Bronis Vidugiris) writes: 
>
>Speaking of manifolds.....
>
>My mathematical education stopped well short of covering such topics.  Is
>the 'definition of a manifold' something that is feasible to 'pick up', or is
>it too involved?  If its possible to 'pick up', what would be a good, basic
>simple-as-possible source?

	Try these:

	John Milnor, "Topology from the Differentiable Viewpoint"
	University Press of Virginia, 1965 (may be out of print?)

	Michael Spivak, "Calculus on Manifolds"  
	W. A. Benjamin, Inc. 1965

Both have few requirements beyond calculus, and are very informative,
for separate reasons.

						Dale.