A Modern Introduction to Linear Algebra

by Henry Ricardo

Overview

Useful Concepts and Results at the Heart of Linear AlgebraA one- or two-semester course for a wide variety of students at the sophomore/junior undergraduate levelA Modern Introduction to Linear Algebra provides a rigorous yet accessible matrix-oriented introduction to the essential concepts of linear algebra. Concrete, easy-to-understand examples m

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040077504
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	10/21/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	670
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Henry Ricardo is a professor of mathematics at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, where he was presented with the 2008 Distinguished Service Award by the School of Science, Health and Technology. Dr. Ricardo was also given the 2009 Distinguished Service Award by the Metropolitan New York Section of the MAA, of which he is the Governor.

Table of Contents

Vectors. Systems of Equations, Matrix Algebra. Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, and Diagonalization. Vector Spaces. Linear Transformations. Inner Product Spaces. Hermitian Matrices and Quadratic Forms. Appendices. Answers/Hints to Odd-Numbered Problems. Index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This work is a sound presentation of linear algebra. … Each topic is carefully and thoroughly covered via the pedagogy … The volume includes more than 1,200 exercises, some to be completed manually and others intended to be solved using a computer algebra system. … The generality of approach makes this work appropriate for students in virtually any discipline. Summing Up: Recommended."
—CHOICE, June 2010

"The author of this text, Henry Ricardo, has identified several shortcomings of typical courses on linear algebra and provides an exciting offering how to overcome them … The key advantage of this text is that the crucial topic of eigenvalues and eigenvectors is reached as fast as possible! Chapter 4 is earlier than in most texts, and the integration of determinants within that chapter is a good way to keep that topic in the right place today. The single most exciting choice of this text is to start the semester with material on vectors (n-dimensional real vectors). This allows for fast introduction to material that is new to students both to catch their interest and to demonstrate that this class deals with material that is very new to most of them. And it sets up the entire text for the proper perspective in higher level mathematics of having vectors as elements of spaces."
—Matthias Gobbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

Editorial Reviews

"This work is a sound presentation of linear algebra. … Each topic is carefully and thoroughly covered via the pedagogy … The volume includes more than 1,200 exercises, some to be completed manually and others intended to be solved using a computer algebra system. … The generality of approach makes this work appropriate for students in virtually any discipline. Summing Up: Recommended."
—CHOICE, June 2010

"The author of this text, Henry Ricardo, has identified several shortcomings of typical courses on linear algebra and provides an exciting offering how to overcome them … The key advantage of this text is that the crucial topic of eigenvalues and eigenvectors is reached as fast as possible! Chapter 4 is earlier than in most texts, and the integration of determinants within that chapter is a good way to keep that topic in the right place today. The single most exciting choice of this text is to start the semester with material on vectors (n-dimensional real vectors). This allows for fast introduction to material that is new to students both to catch their interest and to demonstrate that this class deals with material that is very new to most of them. And it sets up the entire text for the proper perspective in higher level mathematics of having vectors as elements of spaces."
—Matthias Gobbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

From the Publisher