Description
Book SynopsisLinear Algebra For Dummies serves as an easy-to-follow guide that introduces (or re-introduces) readers to key concepts such as matrices, vector spaces, and eigenvalues and eigenvectors. It presents the information in a way that allows readers to fully digest not just the "how" of solving linear algebraic problems, but also the "why.
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Lining Up the Basics of Linear Algebra.
Chapter 1: Putting a Name to Linear Algebra.
Chapter 2: The Value of Involving Vectors.
Chapter 3: Mastering Matrices and Matrix Algebra.
Chapter 4: Getting Systematic with Systems of Equations.
Part II: Relating Vectors and Linear Transformations.
Chapter 5: Lining Up Linear Combinations.
Chapter 6: Investigating the Matrix Equation Ax = b.
Chapter 7: Homing In on Homogeneous Systems and Linear Independence.
Chapter 8: Making Changes with Linear Transformations.
Part III: Evaluating Determinants.
Chapter 9: Keeping Things in Order with Permutations.
Chapter 10: Evaluating Determinants.
Chapter 11: Personalizing the Properties of Determinants.
Chapter 12: Taking Advantage of Cramer’s Rule.
Part IV: Involving Vector Spaces.
Chapter 13: Involving Vector Spaces.
Chapter 14: Seeking Out Subspaces of Vector Spaces.
Chapter 15: Scoring Big with Vector Space Bases.
Chapter 16: Eyeing Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Real-World Applications Using Matrices.
Chapter 18: Ten (Or So) Linear Algebra Processes You Can Do on Your Calculator.
Chapter 19: Ten Mathematical Meanings of Greek Letters.
Glossary.
Index.
