Linear Algebra Demystified

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McGraw Hill Professional, Jul 6, 2006 - Technology & Engineering - 255 pages

Taught at junior level math courses at every university, Linear Algebra is essential for students in almost every technical and analytic discipline.

 

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Contents

Chapter 2 Matrix Algebra
34
Chapter 3 Determinants
59
Chapter 4 Vectors
76
Chapter 5 Vector Spaces
94
Chapter 6 Inner Product Spaces
120
Chapter 7 Linear Transformations
135
Chapter 8 The Eigenvalue Problem
154
Chapter 9 Special Matrices
180
Chapter 10 Matrix Decomposition
199
Final Exam
217
Hints and Solutions
230
References
248
Index
249
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David McMahon works as a researcher at a National Laboratory, a Department of Energy facility. His research involves work on nuclear fusion and the design of nuclear-powered spacecraft. He has a master's degree in physics and a bachelor's in applied mathematics, both from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. He is currently doing research for a doctorate in theoretical physics in the areas of quantum field theory and the use of general relativity. Mr. McMahon is a published author. Previous work includes two books on computer programming: Rapid Application Development with Visual Basic 6 and Rapid Application Development with Visual C ++. He also wrote Quantum Mechanics Demystified, Relativity Demystified, and was a contributing writer to Ace the Technical Interview.

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