I'm interested in algebraic geometry (I'm working through Ravi Vakil's notes and also have worked with curves and general varieties in the past), and I have seen some basic definitions from differential geometry, e.g. vector bundles, (co)tangent spaces, differential forms. However, I don't have great intuition for such objects and as a result I feel a bit hindered as far as developing good geometric intuition in AG.
Are there any suggestions as to resources I can look at for efficiently gaining a solidly intuitive, but not necessarily deep, understanding of differential geometry specifically for the purpose of motivating related ideas in algebraic geometry? Or, perhaps, is it essential that I learn differential geometry as thoroughly as I can before trying to study algebraic geometry seriously?
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If one woulds like to develop the intuition in differential geometry, I suggest:
If one woulds like to develop the intuition in algebraic geometry, I suggest:
And, as recap in the complex differential and algebraic frameworks, I suggest: