2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/65555We show that if $\nabla R$ is a Jordan Szabo algebraic covariant derivative curvature tensor on a vector space of signature (p,q), where q is odd and p is less than q or if q is congruent to 2 mod 4 and if p is less than q-1, then $\nabla R=0$. This algebraic result yields an elementary proof of the geometrical fact that any pointwise totally isotropic pseudo-Riemannian manifold with such a signature (p,q) is locally symmetric.Differential Geometry53B20Jordan Szabo algebraic covariant derivative curvature tensorstext