Description

For courses in Linear Algebra.

Concepts and skills for future careers

Linear Algebra and Its Applications is a contemporary introduction with broad, relevant applications. Concepts such as linear independence, vector space and linear transformations require time to digest, and students’ understanding of them is vital. The authors make these concepts more accessible by introducing them early in a familiar, concrete Rⁿ setting, developing them gradually, and returning to them throughout the text so that students can grasp them when they are discussed in the abstract. The 6th Edition offers exciting new material, examples and online resources, along with new topics, vignettes and applications.

Description

Linear Algebra and Its Applications is a contemporary introduction with broad, relevant applications of concepts and skills for your future career. In most linear algebra texts, the early stages of the course are relatively easy as material is presented in a familiar concrete setting, but students sometimes hit a wall when abstract concepts are introduced. Certain fundamental concepts such as linear independence, vector space and linear transformations require time to digest, and your grasp of them is essential to succeed in the course. To address this, the authors make these concepts more accessible by introducing them early in a familiar, concrete Rn setting, developing them gradually, and returning to them throughout the text so that you can understand them when they are discussed in the abstract. The 6th Edition offers new material, examples and online resources, along with new topics, vignettes and applications.