This self-contained work on linear and metric structures focuses on studying continuity and its applications to finite- and infinite-dimensional spaces. The book is divided into three parts. The first part introduces the basic ideas of linear and metric spaces, including the Jor…
Covers determinants, linear spaces, systems of linear equations, linear functions of a vector argument, coordinate transformations, the canonical form of the matrix of a linear operator, bilinear and quadratic forms, Euclidean spaces, unitary spaces, quadratic forms in Euclidean…
Praise for the First Edition ". . .recommended for the teacher and researcher as well as for graduate students. In fact, [it] has a place on every mathematician's bookshelf."--American Mathematical Monthly Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Second Edition presents linear algeb…
Praise for the First Edition"". . .recommended for the teacher and researcher as well as for graduate students. In fact, [it] has a place on every mathematician's bookshelf.""--American Mathematical MonthlyLinear Algebra and Its Applications, Second Edition presents linear algeb…
"Linear Algebra and its Applications, Second Edition presents linear algebra as the theory and practice of linear spaces and linear maps with a unique focus on the analytical aspects as well as the numerous applications of the subject. In addition to thorough coverage of linear …