名词（某些艺术或科学的）基本原理[原则]，预备知识，基础知识
1. Chapter 2 introduces some propaedeutics of classic differential geometry, which include the first basic form, the second basic form, normal curvature, main curvature, mean curvature, Gauss curvature, unit normal vector, main vector, etc.
第二章介绍一系列的预备知识，主要是关于古典微分几何中第一，第二基本形式的定义，法曲率，主曲率，平均曲率，Gauss曲率，单位法向量，主方向等的定义。
noun
1. a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally)
Synonym: propaedeutic