Schaum's Easy Outline of Linear Algebra [Paperback]

Seymour Lipschutz (Author), Marc Lipson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071398805 | ISBN-13: 978-0071398800 | Publication Date: August 12, 2002 | Edition: 1

Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time

What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.

Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.

• Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text
• Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast
• Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject
• Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields
• Perfect for last-minute test preparation
• So small and light that they fit in a backpack!

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About the Author

Seymour Lipschutz, Ph.D. (Philadelphia, PA), is presently on the Mathematics faculty at Temple University. He has written more than 15 Schaum's Outlines.

Marc Lipson, Ph.D. (Philadelphia, PA), is on the mathematical faculty of the University of Georgia. He is co-author of Schaum's Outline of Discrete Mathematics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (August 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071398805
• ISBN-13: 978-0071398800
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,275,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great study guide / reference book!, June 4, 2004

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CodE-E (Vienna, Austria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schaum's Easy Outline of Linear Algebra (Paperback)

I really, really don't like learning mathematics, but unfortunately some maths is required by my university's computer science course.

If you're a person like me who can't understand any of the stuff in your mathematics professor's cryptic notes, then I strongly advise you to buy this book. It's very easy to read (for a maths book), has examples explaining everything, and it's dirt cheap compared to the hardcore maths books out there which often contain too much information for a (undergraduate) student's needs! It has made studying and understanding linear algebra easy (as the title says), and it also got me through the exam the first time.

Here's what this book covers:

Chapter 1: Vectors in Rn
Chapter 2: Algebra of Matrices
Chapter 3: Systems of Linear Equations
Chapter 4: Vector Spaces
Chapter 5: Inner Product Spaces; Orthogonality
Chapter 6: Determinants
Chapter 7: Diagonalisation: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Chapter 8: Linear Mappings
Chapter 9: Canonical Forms

(this little book is, unlike the information given here, 156 pages long)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version. Too many examples unreadable due to formating problems, August 5, 2009

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This review is from: Schaum's Easy Outline of Linear Algebra (Schaum's Easy Outline Series) (Kindle Edition)

This is a review of the kindle version. As this book attempts to convey a large amount of information in a small book, it relies heavily on the examples. I normally like this form of teaching as it helps me understand the concepts. The problem is that in the kindle version, a large number of the examples are scrambled. This makes it much harder to understand the text as it refers to the example. Not all of the examples are this way, but around 1/3 of them are so far. I stopped at around 80% of the way through.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction, May 2, 2010

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This review is from: Schaum's Easy Outline of Linear Algebra (Paperback)

If you're new to linear algebra, this book may clarify some concepts in a traditional textbook. If you understand your college text ok or are looking for a more in depth study, this is not the book for you. I found it to be helpful and easy to understand.