Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra

This second edition has been almost completely rewritten to create a textbook that is flexible enough for a one- or two-semester course. The author achieves this by increasing the level of sophistication as the text proceeds from traditional first principles in the early chapters to deeper theory and applications in the later ones, and by ensuring that material at any point is not dependent on subsequent developments. While theorems and proofs are highlighted, the emphasis is on applications and the text is designed so instructors can determine the degree of rigor.

Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, Second Edition contains

1) carefully constructed exercises ranging from easy to moderately challenging to difficult, many of which condition students for topics that follow;

2) historical remarks that focus on the personalities of the individuals who created and contributed to the subject's development.

This textbook is designed for use in either a one- or two-term course. It can also serve as a reference to anyone who needs to use or apply linear algebra.