Linear Algebra

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About our authors

Stephen H. Friedberg holds a BA in mathematics from Boston University and MS and PhD degrees in mathematics from Northwestern University, and was awarded a Moore Postdoctoral Instructorship at MIT. He served as a director for CUPM, the Mathematical Association of America’s Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics. He was a faculty member at Illinois State University for 32 years, where he was recognized as the outstanding teacher in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1990. He has also taught at the University of London, the University of Missouri and at Illinois Wesleyan University. He has authored or coauthored articles and books in analysis and linear algebra.

Arnold J. Insel received BA and MA degrees in mathematics from the University of Florida and a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He served as a faculty member at Illinois State University for 31 years and at Illinois Wesleyan University for 2 years. In addition to authoring and co-authoring articles and books in linear algebra, he has written articles in lattice theory, topology and topological groups.

Lawrence E. Spence holds a BA from Towson State College and MS and PhD degrees in mathematics from Michigan State University. He served as a faculty member at Illinois State University for 34 years, where he was recognized as the outstanding teacher in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1987. He is an author or co-author of 9 college mathematics textbooks, as well as articles in mathematics journals in the areas of discrete mathematics and linear algebra.

NOTE: This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes–all at an affordable price.

For courses in Advanced Linear Algebra. 

Illustrates the power of linear algebra through practical applications 

This acclaimed theorem-proof text presents a careful treatment of the principal topics of linear algebra. It emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between linear transformations and matrices, but states theorems in the more general infinite-dimensional case where appropriate. Applications to such areas as differential equations, economics, geometry, and physics appear throughout, and can be included at the instructor’s discretion.  

0134876970 / 9780134876979 Linear Algebra, Books a la Carte Edition, 5/e

Hallmark features of this title

• A rigorous treatment of linear algebra that is flexible and organized for a number of course options:
  • Frequently used for a second course that emphasizes abstract vector spaces, but can be used for accelerated students in a first course with a strong theoretical emphasis.
  • Applications to such areas as differential equations, economics, geometry and physics appear throughout, and can be included at the instructor’s discretion.
• Emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between linear transformations and matrices, but states theorems in the more general infinite-dimensional case where appropriate.  
• Numerous accessible exercises that enrich and extend the text material, offering students a chance to test their understanding by working interesting problems at a reasonable level of difficulty.

NOTE: This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes – all at an affordable price.

For courses in Advanced Linear Algebra.

Illustrates the power of linear algebra through practical applications

This acclaimed theorem-proof text presents a careful treatment of the principal topics of linear algebra. It emphasizes the symbiotic relationship between linear transformations and matrices, but states theorems in the more general infinite-dimensional case where appropriate. Applications to such areas as differential equations, economics, geometry, and physics appear throughout, and can be included at the instructor’s discretion.

This book is especially suited to a second course in linear algebra that emphasizes abstract vector spaces, although it can be used in a first course with a strong theoretical emphasis. Updates to the 5th Edition include revised proofs of some theorems, additional examples, and new exercises. Also new in this revision are online solutions for selected theoretical exercises, accessible by short URLs at point-of-use.

Errata list for the 5th Edition

New and updated features of this title

• A streamlined presentation, with clarified exposition informed by extensive reviews from instructors.
• Revised proofs of some theorems.
• Additional examples and new exercises throughout.
• Online solutions to selected theoretical exercises in each section of the book:
  • These exercises each have their exercise number printed within a gray box, and the last sentence of each of these exercises gives a short URL for its online solution.
• 4 new applications available online of the content in Sections 2.3, 5.3, 6.5, and 6.6. Short URLs at point of use provide easy access to this material. 

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