This book is the sequel to one of SUMS' best-selling titles, Basic Linear Algebra. The first chapter recaps the prerequisites for those unfamiliar with the first volume and, as with the first volume, there is a wealth of illustrative and worked examples, and exercises with solutions. The book also features a brief introduction to the use of Maple in linear algebra calculations

Follows on from "Basic Linear Algebra", one of SUMS' best-selling titles, to provide a textbook suitable for a second course in linear algebra Includes a wealth of worked examples and exercises Includes a brief introduction, in the style of a tutorial, to the use of MAPLE in dealing with numerical and algebraic problems

Inhalt
The story so far.- 1. Inner Product Spaces.- 2. Direct Sums of Subspaces.- 3. Primary Decomposition.- 4. Reduction to Triangular Form.- 5. Reduction to Jordan Form.- 6. Rational and Classical Forms.- 7. Dual Spaces.- 8. Orthogonal Direct Sums.- 9. Bilinear and Quadratic Forms.- 10. Real Normality.- 11. Computer Assistance.- 12. . but who were they?.- 13. Solutions to the Exercises.