Elementary Linear Algebra

Elementary Linear Algebra develops and explains the central course in linear algebra. This highly acclaimed text focuses on further mathematical study.

The authors give early, intensive attention to the skills necessary to make students comfortable with mathematical proofs. The text builds a gradual and smooth transition from the world. It also provides flexibile coverage of practical applications, exploring a comprehensive range of topics.

• Includes a wide variety of applications, technology tips and exercises, organized in chart format for easy reference


• More than 310 countless examples in the text


• Exercise sets for more than 2135 questions


• Provides an early introduction to eigenvalues / eigenvectors


• A Student solutions manual, including fully worked out solutions and instructors manual available

Vectors and Matrices; Systems of Linear Equations; Determinants and Eigenvalues; Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces; Linear Transformations; orthogonality; Complex Vector Spaces and General Inner Products; Additional Applications; Numerical Methods; Further Horizons