Linear Algebra

by Larry Smith and Larry Smith

Book Overview

This popular and successful text was originally written for a one semester course in linear algebra at the sophomore undergraduate level. In the second edition, a new chapter on Jordan normal form was added which reappears as the second goal of this new edition. The book continues to offer a compact, but mathematically clean introduction to linear algebra with particular emphasis on topics that are used in the theory of differential equations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387984550
• ISBN13: 9780387984551
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A very good on linear algebra!

I found the book to be very thorough and well written. It seemed very easy to understand except for the chapter on Jordan Canonical Forms. However, I would not recommend this book to someone who is learning it for the first time, unless they have a high degree of mathematical maturity. Try the beginner book by Howard Anton.