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This book is suitable as a text for an undergraduate course in linear algebra. However, the objective of this book is to teach not only the basic concepts but also the following underlying thinking processes, as they arise in the context of linear algebra:
Closed-form Solutions Numerical-Method Solutions
Unification Generalization
Abstraction Axiomatic Systems
Mathematical Proofs Understanding Definitions
Identifying Similarities and Differences Translating Visual Images to Symbolic Form

 

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Table of Contents

1. Euclidean Vectors
2. Using Matrics to Solve (m x n) Linear Equations
3. Using Matrics to Solve (n x n) Linear Equations
4. Vector Spaces
5. Linear Transformations
6. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
7. Orthogonality and Inner Product Spaces
8. Numerical Methods in Linear Algebra
Appendix A: Proof Techniques
Appendix B: Mathematical Thinking Processes
Solutions to Selected Exercises

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Order Information

Title: The Keys to Linear Algebra
Edition/Year: First Edition, 1998
Author: Daniel Solow
ISBN #: 0-9644519-2-1
Publisher: Books Unlimited, Inc.
Distributor: BookMasters, Inc.
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