Linear Methods: A General Education Course

ISBN-13: 9781138062924 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 410 str.

David Hecker;Stephen Andrilli (La Salle University)

Opis

Linear Methods: A General Education Course is expressly written for non-mathematical students, particularly freshmen taking a required core mathematics course. This text encourages students to explore one particular branch of mathematics, elementary linear algebra, in some depth.

Spis treści

1. Matrices; 2. Application: Elementary Graph Theory; 3. Vectors; 4. Solving Systems of Linear Equations; 5. Application: Least Squares; 6. Inverses for Matrices; 7. Geometric Transformations with Matrices; Appendices: An Introduction to Logical Statements and Arguments; A: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises; B: Properties, Theorems, and Methods; Index