Synopses & Reviews
Review
'The book is clearly directed at students who have had little or no experience of solving linear equations at school. Moreover, it is intended for people who do not find learning mathematics easy. There are no short cuts, or bribes in the form of interesting applications, but the student who is motivated to learn about systems of linear equations, and willing to work through the exercises, will have an excellent opportunity to acquire proficiency and understanding.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
Synopsis
This readable introduction to linear algebra, begins at an elementary level. It will be useful both for students of pure mathematics who may wish to pursue a more advanced study of the subject and for those who need to use linear algebra and its applications in other fields.
Synopsis
Emphasis is placed on applications in preference to more theoretical aspects throughout this readable introduction to linear algebra for specialists as well as non-specialists. An expanded version of A First Course in Linear Algebra.
Table of Contents
Preface; Part I: 1. Gaussian elimination; 2. Solutions to simultaneous equations I; 3. Matrices and algebraic vectors; 4. Special matrices; 5. Matrix inverses; 6. Linear independence and rank; 7. Determinants; 8. Solutions to simultaneous equations II; 9. Vectors in geometry; 10. Straight lines and planes; 11. Cross product; Part II: 12. Basic ideas; 13. Subspaces of Rn; 14. Spanning lists, bases, dimension; 15. Rank; 16. Linear transformations; 17. Change of basis; 18. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; 19. Diagonalisation I; 20. The dot product; 21. Orthogonality; 22. Diagonalisation II; 23. Geometry; 24. Differential equations; Answers to exercises; Sample test paper for part I; Sample test paper for part II; Index.