Elementary Linear Algebra [Hardcover]

Howard Anton (Author), Chris Rorres (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471170526 | ISBN-13: 978-0471170525 | Publication Date: January 11, 2000 | Edition: 8

Noted for its expository style and clarity of presentation, the revision of this best-selling Linear Algebra text combines Linear Algebra theory with applications, and addresses a new generation of students' changing needs.

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Test Bank, Student Solutions Manual, Computerized Test Bank, Evans: Linear Algebra with Derive, Intellipro Applications Software and Linear-Kit Software available. -- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 856 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 8 edition (January 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471170526
• ISBN-13: 978-0471170525
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Formal proofs with an easy language, June 16, 2001

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This review is from: Elementary Linear Algebra (Hardcover)

This is a great book for beginner courses in Linear Algebra. It covers most of the things you're likely to see in a beginner course (there a few topics that aren't covered in this book but probably you'd only see them in more advanced courses). The book is wonderfully diagrammed with emphasis boxes for definitions and theorems. Most theorems are given formal proofs but always in the simple and easy language of the rest of the book. The more straightforward proofs are left as exercise (and believe me, they're great exercises). The authors did not commit an offensive crime by leaving them out. This omission does not compromise understanding, either. At the end of each chapter it presents a cumulative summary of the most important topics learned so far. This is very important in a subject where the most simple definition learned in the first chapter of the book is the key to a much more difficult definition presented in a more advanced chapter. That's the joy of Linear Algebra!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Intro To Linear Algebra, October 27, 1998

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This review is from: Elementary Linear Algebra: Applications Version (Hardcover)

This is an excellent introductory text to Linear Algebra. The book is clear and abstract symbols are not used as heavily as in other books, making it simpler to understand. The book is too large to cover in one semester, but there is an applications section in the back that will allow the student to put his or her new-found knowledge to the test with topics such as cryptography, markov chains, computer imaging and fractals. Highly recommended.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Linear algebra in clear, understandable, good style., April 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Elementary Linear Algebra (Hardcover)

English isn't my native language. So some books not in plain english made me confused. This is a nice book implementing good pedagogy that makes me to learn linear algebra easily.