Elementary Linear Algebra

Reflecting the changing needs of a generation of students, this revised textbook includes a solutions manual. It aims to make it easier for instructors to cover the basic fundamentals of all major topics in linear algebra. There is also a special section featuring 21 wide-ranging applications.

Noted for its expository style and clarity of presentation this substantial revision reflects a new generation of students' changing needs. Proceeds from familiar concepts to the unfamiliar, from the concrete to the abstract. Features a wide variety of interesting contemporary applications which have been extensively revised and updated. Includes new material on least squares and QR-decomposition and greater emphasis on visualization.