Schaum's Outline Series Theory and Problems of Linear Algebra 2/ed

Basic definitions, explorations of principles and theorems, and solved problems provide a theoretical framework and computational tool for understanding linear algebra

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Chapters include: Systems of Linear Equations. Vectors in R and C, Spatial Vectors. Matrices. Square Matrices, Elementary Matrices. Vector Spaces. Inner Product Spaces, Orthogonality. Determinants. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Diagonalization. Linear Mappings, Matrices and Linear Mappings. Canonical Forms. Linear Operators on Inner Product Spaces. Polynomials Over a Field.