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A First Course in Linear Algebra is an introduction to the basic concepts of linear algebra, along with an introduction to the techniques of formal mathematics. It begins with systems of equations and matrix algebra before moving into the theory of abstract vector spaces, linear transformations and matrix representations.
It has numerous worked examples and exercises, along with precise statements of definitions and complete proofs of every theorem, making it ideal for independent study. Distributed under the open-content GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), evaluation copies, an online version and updates are available at the book's website, linear.ups.edu.
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A First Course in Linear Algebra
A First Course in Linear Algebra
by Robert A. Beezer Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Puget Sound
Version 1.34
Robert A. Beezer is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Puget Sound, where he has been on the faculty since 1984. He received a B.S. in Mathematics (with an Emphasis in Computer Science) from the University of Santa Clara in 1978, a M.S. in Statistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1982 and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1984. He teaches calculus, linear algebra and abstract algebra regularly, while his research interests include the applications of linear algebra to graph theory. His professional website is at http://buzzard.ups.edu.
Edition Version 1.34. March 17, 2008. Publisher Robert A. Beezer Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Puget Sound 1500 North Warner Tacoma, Washington 98416-1043 US