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Designed for an introductory course in linear algebra, this text combines theory, computational tech...
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Designed for an introductory course in linear algebra, this text combines theory, computational techniques, and applications. Topics covered include Gauss-Jordan elimination, matrix operations, vectors, dot product, linear transformation, matrix transformations, vector spaces, linear independence, basis, and Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Examples of applications range from the theoretical, such as the use of linear algebra in differential equations and least squares, to practical applications in various fields such as archaeology, demography, electrical engineering, traffic flow, fractal geometry, relativity, coding theory, and history. Williams (Stetson U.) includes an appendix on MATLAB linear algebra software. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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