Linear Algebra: Gateway to Mathematics - Robert Messer

Linear Algebra: Gateway to Mathematics

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
434 Seiten
2021 | 2nd Revised edition
American Mathematical Society (Verlag)
978-1-4704-6295-6 (ISBN)
102,10 inkl. MwSt
Uses linear algebra as a vehicle to introduce students to the inner workings of mathematics. The structures and techniques of mathematics in turn provide an accessible framework to illustrate the powerful and beautiful results about vector spaces and linear transformations.
Linear Algebra: Gateway to Mathematics uses linear algebra as a vehicle to introduce students to the inner workings of mathematics. The structures and techniques of mathematics in turn provide an accessible framework to illustrate the powerful and beautiful results about vector spaces and linear transformations.

The unifying concepts of linear algebra reveal the analogies among three primary examples: Euclidean spaces, function spaces, and collections of matrices. Students are gently introduced to abstractions of higher mathematics through discussions of the logical structure of proofs, the need to translate terminology into notation, and efficient ways to discover and present proofs. Application of linear algebra and concrete examples tie the abstract concepts to familiar objects from algebra, geometry, calculus, and everyday life.

Students will finish a course using this text with an understanding of the basic results of linear algebra and an appreciation of the beauty and utility of mathematics. They will also be fortified with a degree of mathematical maturity required for subsequent courses in abstract algebra, real analysis, and elementary topology. Students who have prior background in dealing with the mechanical operations of vectors and matrices will benefit from seeing this material placed in a more general context.

Robert Messer, Albion College, MI.

Vector spaces
Systems of linear equations
Dimension theory
Inner product spaces
Matrices
Linearity
Determinants
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
Hints and answers to selected exercises
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie AMS/MAA Textbooks
Verlagsort Providence
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 778 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Algebra
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geometrie / Topologie
ISBN-10 1-4704-6295-8 / 1470462958
ISBN-13 978-1-4704-6295-6 / 9781470462956
Zustand Neuware
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