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A Concise Text on Advanced Linear Algebra

Yisong Yang author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:4th Dec '14

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This engaging, well-motivated textbook helps advanced undergraduate students to grasp core concepts and reveals applications in mathematics and beyond.

An engaging textbook for advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduates covering the core subjects in linear algebra. The author clearly motivates the theory to give readers a thorough grasp of the concepts and draws clear links to applications in mathematics and beyond.This engaging textbook for advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduates covers the core subjects in linear algebra. The author motivates the concepts by drawing clear links to applications and other important areas, such as differential topology and quantum mechanics. The book places particular emphasis on integrating ideas from analysis wherever appropriate. For example, the notion of determinant is shown to appear from calculating the index of a vector field which leads to a self-contained proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, and the Cayley–Hamilton theorem is established by recognizing the fact that the set of complex matrices of distinct eigenvalues is dense. The material is supplemented by a rich collection of over 350 mostly proof-oriented exercises, suitable for students from a wide variety of backgrounds. Selected solutions are provided at the back of the book, making it suitable for self-study as well as for use as a course text.

ISBN: 9781107087514

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm

Weight: 640g

334 pages