Linear Algebra Demystified.LINEAR ALGEBRA DEMYSTIFIED DAVID MCMAHON This guide is for math students seeking a head start and professionals looking for a refresher course in linear algebra. Using an informal style and plain language, mathematician and physicist McMahon explains how to solve the linear algebra problems that are likely to arise in coursework. The book provides guidance not only on systems of linear equations and matrix algebra but also on the often-harder-to-grasp topics of vector spaces, linear transformations linear transformation - linear map, determinants, and eigenvector (mathematics) eigenvector - A vector which, when acted on by a particular linear transformation, produces a scalar multiple of the original vector. The scalar in question is called the eigenvalue corresponding to this eigenvector. It should be noted that "vector" here means "element of a vector space" which can include many mathematical entities. problems. Each chapter offers problems to help students determine their strengths and weaknesses. The book ends with a 100-question final exam and supplies solutions designed to reinforce the ideas presented earlier in the book. McGraw Hill, 2006, 255 p., b&w illus., paperback, $19.95. |
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