Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Matrix Operations [Paperback]

Richard Bronson (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0070079781 | ISBN-13: 978-0070079786 | Publication Date: July 1, 1988 | Edition: 1

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• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070079781
• ISBN-13: 978-0070079786
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to matrix techniques, December 3, 2005

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Matrix Operations (Paperback)

Unlike the Schaum's outline of linear algebra, which is more about the physical interpretation of matrices as vectors, this Schaum's outline is good for learning techniques of solutions that were meant for large matrices. It is aimed at the applied mathematician, since there are not very many proofs as exercises. Instead, the user is taught the various algorithms used to solve matrix problems. The guide starts with very basic operations such as matrix addition, subtraction, and dot products. It then moves on to methods of solution for finding the determinant, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and the functions of a matrix. What I particularly like about this guide is that in its more advanced section it shows in plain language how to implement singular value decomposition, the QR algorithm to compute eigenvalues, vector norms, LU decomposition, and other more advanced methods of solution that are not mentioned in basic linear algebra texts and are overloaded with theory in more advanced texts that lack practical examples. This book is an excellent companion to texts such as Trefethen and Bau's "Numerical Linear Algebra", since that book is short on worked examples and concentrates more on theory. The format of this guide is the same of most other Schaum's outlines- for each topic there are a few pages on motivation and the algorithms themselves, a section of worked problems, and a section of more problems with answers but not with complete solutions.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clear, easy to understand tutorial on Matrices, October 18, 1997

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Matrix Operations (Paperback)

This is a very nice book that covers a everything one needs to know about matrices, without the extra derivations and confusion associated with this math. Very nice examples are included in the book that show the use of matrices.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Got matrix problems?, August 27, 2002

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Matrix Operations (Paperback)

If you do, this book is very helpful in that it gives a step-by-step approach to solving matrix operations problems. Although I wouldn't use this book by itself, I would recommend getting this to supplement the class. If you have already taken the class, then this is a good refresher or reference for you.

The topics covered are inversions, determinants, vectors, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, functions, square matrices, hermitian and positive definite matrices, canonical bases, unitary transformations, and nonnegative and patterned matrices, among other topics. As with other books in the Schaum's series, there are supplementary questions to test your knowledge and understanding. Most of the answers are in the back.