A First Course in Linear Algebra
With Concurrent Examples

This is a short, readable introduction to basic linear algebra, as usually encountered in a first course.

Alan G. Hamilton (Author)

9780521310413, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 3 September 1987

160 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.24 kg

This is a short, readable introduction to basic linear algebra, as usually encountered in a first course. The development of the subject is integrated with a large number of worked examples that illustrate the ideas and methods. The format of the book, with text and relevant examples on facing pages means that the reader can follow the text uninterrupted. The student should be able to work through the book and learn from it sequentially. Stress is placed on applications of the methods rather than on developing a logical system of theorems. Numerous exercises are provided.

1. Gaussian elimination
2 Solutions to simultaneous equations 1
3. Matrices and algebraic vectors
4 Special matrices
5. Matrix inverses
6. Linear independence and rank
7. Determinants
8. Solutions to simultaneous equations 2
9. Vectors in Geometry
10. Straight lines and planes
11. Cross product.

Subject Areas: Algebra [PBF]