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Linear Algebra: An Introduction Using Maple: Linear Algebra with Maple, Lab Manual: An Introduction Using Maple

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you'd think this market niche would only be served by Matlab but you can do plenty of matrix algebra on Maple. and since i know a little bit about Maple and Linear Algebra and practically nothing about Matlab it was the perfect book for me. it says it's a first linear algebra book and it covers that stuff, but it also gets into singular value decomposition and all the stuff in between. the few proofs i've read are constructive and easy to follow. and it's great getting Maple to do the calculations and help visualize this very abstract set of ideas.
i've got the 2001 edition so it could use an update with the newer Maple syntax, but it uses the LinearAlgebra package as opposed to the old linalg, and everything in the book works on my Maple v13.
this is a very helpful book, especially if you're into Maple.

For a lot of students Linear Algebra is a difficult subject to learn. I was no exception. However, this book introduced the subject matter to me in very clear, easy to get and precise way.

Logically presented theory in this book makes the subject simple and understandable. The immediate practical applications of the theorems to real life problems provide a meaningful perspective for the students. Detailed solutions in Maple teach you how to invoke Maple functions to solve Linear Algebra problems. Thus you get three books in one: Linear Algebra theory, Linear Algebra examples and solutions, and instructions on how to use Maple.

Working in data analysis it was nice to be able to have this book as a reference (especially the SVD part) - simple, fast, and reliable. On top of it, this book has helped me to understand the concepts for other classes (Probability and Statistics - Linear Regression Analysis), Functional Analysis (Linear Functional and Transformations), Topology (Topological Spaces, Bases).

I would definitely recommend this book to students who are just starting to learn Linear Algebra, as well as to those who have difficulty understanding the main concepts of this beautiful subject. And believe it or not, it is really easy to learn Linear Algebra from this book!