240 Pages
by
Chapman & Hall
240 Pages
by
Chapman & Hall
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume presents a thorough discussion of systems of linear equations and their solutions. Vectors and matrices are introduced as required and an account of determinants is given. Great emphasis has been placed on keeping the presentation as simple as possible, with many illustrative examples. While all mathematical assertions are proved, the student is led to view the mathematical content intuitively, as an aid to understanding.
The text treats the coordinate geometry of lines, planes and quadrics, provides a natural application for linear algebra and at the same time furnished a geometrical interpretation to illustrate the algebraic concepts.
Introduction
Vectors
The solution of a system of equations: the regular case
Matrices
The solution of a system of equations: the general case
Determinants
Coordinate geometry
Coordinate transformations and linear mappings
normal forms of matrices
Applications I: Algebra and Geometry
Applications II: Calculus, mechanics, economics
Answers to the exercises
Special notations and symbols used
Bibliography
Index
Vectors
The solution of a system of equations: the regular case
Matrices
The solution of a system of equations: the general case
Determinants
Coordinate geometry
Coordinate transformations and linear mappings
normal forms of matrices
Applications I: Algebra and Geometry
Applications II: Calculus, mechanics, economics
Answers to the exercises
Special notations and symbols used
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Cohn, P.M.