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Applied linear algebra and matrix analysis

By Thomas S. Shores

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2007
ISBN
0387331948, 9780387331942, 9780387489476, 0387489479, 9780387331959, 0387331956
Open Library ID
OL17159866M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1817298 bytes)
Series
Undergraduate texts in mathematics
Edition
1
Pages
392\392
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

I have adopted this book as one of the texts for my introductory course on applied math. It's well written and has a diverse set of good examples drawn from everything from computer graphics to sports betting. It's fun to read, and in general, good. It is significantly better than Olver and Shakiban's book of similar title and scope, and a heck of a lot cheaper. In a course like mine where I use several specialized books rather than one of the massive tomes that try (and fail) to cover all of applied math, low price is a factor for me. Negatives include: too few theory problems, a fair number of typos, relegation of the LU factorization to a problem set. On the whole, though, it's not bad.

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