This text is intended as a one or two semester sophomore level course in linear algebra. It is designed to provide a balance of applications, theory and computation, and to emphasize their interdependence.

Emphasizes linear algebra as an experimental science with a variety of modern applications Develops students' analytical writing with report projects that require descriptive precision Explores applications of linear algebra to contemporary topics in technology, like Google PageRank Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Thomas S. Shores is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of NebraskaLincoln, where he has received awards for his teaching. His research touches on group theory, commutative algebra, mathematical modeling, numerical analysis, and inverse theory.

Inhalt

1. Linear Systems of Equations.- 2. Matrix Algebra.- 3. Vector Spaces.- 4. Geometrical Aspects of Standard Spaces.- 5. The Eigenvalue Problem.- 6. Geometrical Aspects of Abstract Spaces.