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Elementary linear algebra, 11th edition, gives an elementary treatment of linear algebra that is suitable for a first course for undergraduate students. The aim is to present the fundamentals of linear algebra in the clearest possible way; pedagogy is the main consideration. Calculus is not a prerequisite, but there are clearly labeled exercises and examples (which can be omitted without loss of continuity) for students who have studied calculus Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright Page......Page 6 Dedication......Page 7 Preface......Page 8 CONTENTS......Page 12 CHAPTER 1 Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices......Page 15 1.1 Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations......Page 16 1.2 Gaussian Elimination......Page 25 1.3 Matrices and Matrix Operations......Page 39 1.4 Inverses; Algebraic Properties of Matrices......Page 53 1.5 Elementary Matrices and a Method for Finding A-1......Page 66 1.6 More on Linear Systems and Invertible Matrices......Page 75 1.7 Diagonal, Triangular, and Symmetric Matrices......Page 81 1.8 Matrix Transformations......Page 89 Network Analysis (Traffic Flow)......Page 98 Electrical Circuits......Page 100 Balancing Chemical Equations......Page 102 Polynomial Interpolation......Page 105 1.10 Application: Leontief Input-Output Models......Page 110 2.1 Determinants by Cofactor Expansion......Page 119 2.2 Evaluating Determinants by Row Reduction......Page 127 2.3 Properties of Determinants; Cramer’s Rule......Page 132 3.1 Vectors in 2-Space, 3-Space, and n-Space......Page 145 3.2 Norm, Dot Product, and Distance in Rn......Page 156 3.3 Orthogonality......Page 169 3.4 The Geometry of Linear Systems......Page 178 3.5 Cross Product......Page 186 4.1 Real Vector Spaces......Page 197 4.2 Subspaces......Page 205 4.3 Linear Independence......Page 216 4.4 Coordinates and Basis......Page 226 4.5 Dimension......Page 235 4.6 Change of Basis......Page 243 4.7 Row Space, Column Space, and Null Space......Page 251 4.8 Rank, Nullity, and the Fundamental Matrix Spaces......Page 262 4.9 Basic Matrix Transformations in R2 and R3......Page 273 4.10 Properties of Matrix Transformations......Page 284 4.11 Application: Geometry of Matrix Operators on R2......Page 294 5.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors......Page 305 5.2 Diagonalization......Page 316 5.3 Complex Vector Spaces......Page 327 5.4 Application: Differential Equations......Page 340 5.5 Application: Dynamical Systems and Markov Chains......Page 346 6.1 Inner Products......Page 359 6.2 Angle and Orthogonality in Inner Product Spaces......Page 369 6.3 Gram–Schmidt Process; QR-Decomposition......Page 378 6.4 Best Approximation; Least Squares......Page 392 6.5 Application: Mathematical Modeling Using Least Squares......Page 401 6.6 Application: Function Approximation; Fourier Series......Page 408 7.1 Orthogonal Matrices......Page 415 7.2 Orthogonal Diagonalization......Page 423 7.3 Quadratic Forms......Page 431 7.4 Optimization Using Quadratic Forms......Page 443 7.5 Hermitian, Unitary, and Normal Matrices......Page 451 8.1 General Linear Transformations......Page 461 8.2 Compositions and Inverse Transformations......Page 472 8.3 Isomorphism......Page 480 8.4 Matrices for General Linear Transformations......Page 486 8.5 Similarity......Page 495 9.1 LU-Decompositions......Page 505 9.2 The Power Method......Page 515 9.3 Comparison of Procedures for Solving Linear Systems......Page 523 9.4 Singular Value Decomposition......Page 528 9.5 Application: Data Compression Using Singular Value Decomposition......Page 535 CHAPTER 10 Applications of Linear Algebra......Page 541 10.1 Constructing Curves and Surfaces Through Specified Points......Page 542 10.2 The Earliest Applications of Linear Algebra......Page 547 10.3 Cubic Spline Interpolation......Page 554 10.4 Markov Chains......Page 565 10.5 Graph Theory......Page 575 10.6 Games of Strategy......Page 584 10.7 Leontief Economic Models......Page 593 10.8 Forest Management......Page 602 10.9 Computer Graphics......Page 609 10.10 Equilibrium Temperature Distributions......Page 617 10.11 Computed Tomography......Page 627 10.12 Fractals......Page 638 10.13 Chaos......Page 653 10.14 Cryptography......Page 666 10.15 Genetics......Page 677 10.16 Age-Specific Population Growth......Page 687 10.17 Harvesting of Animal Populations......Page 697 10.18 A Least Squares Model for Human Hearing......Page 705 10.19 Warps and Morphs......Page 711 10.20 Internet Search Engines......Page 720 APPENDIX A Working with Proofs......Page 729 APPENDIX B Complex Numbers......Page 733 Answers to Exercises......Page 741 Index......Page 787 Index of Applications and Historical Topics......Page 801 Cover 1 Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 About the Author 7 Dedication 7 Preface 8 CONTENTS 12 CHAPTER 1 Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices 15 1.1 Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations 16 1.2 Gaussian Elimination 25 1.3 Matrices and Matrix Operations 39 1.4 Inverses; Algebraic Properties of Matrices 53 1.5 Elementary Matrices and a Method for Finding A-1 66 1.6 More on Linear Systems and Invertible Matrices 75 1.7 Diagonal, Triangular, and Symmetric Matrices 81 1.8 Matrix Transformations 89 1.9 Applications of Linear Systems 98 Network Analysis (Traffic Flow) 98 Electrical Circuits 100 Balancing Chemical Equations 102 Polynomial Interpolation 105 1.10 Application: Leontief Input-Output Models 110 CHAPTER 2 Determinants 119 2.1 Determinants by Cofactor Expansion 119 2.2 Evaluating Determinants by Row Reduction 127 2.3 Properties of Determinants; Cramer’s Rule 132 CHAPTER 3 Euclidean Vector Spaces 145 3.1 Vectors in 2-Space, 3-Space, and n-Space 145 3.2 Norm, Dot Product, and Distance in Rn 156 3.3 Orthogonality 169 3.4 The Geometry of Linear Systems 178 3.5 Cross Product 186 CHAPTER 4 General Vector Spaces 197 4.1 Real Vector Spaces 197 4.2 Subspaces 205 4.3 Linear Independence 216 4.4 Coordinates and Basis 226 4.5 Dimension 235 4.6 Change of Basis 243 4.7 Row Space, Column Space, and Null Space 251 4.8 Rank, Nullity, and the Fundamental Matrix Spaces 262 4.9 Basic Matrix Transformations in R2 and R3 273 4.10 Properties of Matrix Transformations 284 4.11 Application: Geometry of Matrix Operators on R2 294 CHAPTER 5 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 305 5.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors 305 5.2 Diagonalization 316 5.3 Complex Vector Spaces 327 5.4 Application: Differential Equations 340 5.5 Application: Dynamical Systems and Markov Chains 346 CHAPTER 6 Inner Product Spaces 359 6.1 Inner Products 359 6.2 Angle and Orthogonality in Inner Product Spaces 369 6.3 Gram–Schmidt Process; QR-Decomposition 378 6.4 Best Approximation; Least Squares 392 6.5 Application: Mathematical Modeling Using Least Squares 401 6.6 Application: Function Approximation; Fourier Series 408 CHAPTER 7 Diagonalization and Quadratic Forms 415 7.1 Orthogonal Matrices 415 7.2 Orthogonal Diagonalization 423 7.3 Quadratic Forms 431 7.4 Optimization Using Quadratic Forms 443 7.5 Hermitian, Unitary, and Normal Matrices 451 CHAPTER 8 General Linear Transformations 461 8.1 General Linear Transformations 461 8.2 Compositions and Inverse Transformations 472 8.3 Isomorphism 480 8.4 Matrices for General Linear Transformations 486 8.5 Similarity 495 CHAPTER 9 Numerical Methods 505 9.1 LU-Decompositions 505 9.2 The Power Method 515 9.3 Comparison of Procedures for Solving Linear Systems 523 9.4 Singular Value Decomposition 528 9.5 Application: Data Compression Using Singular Value Decomposition 535 CHAPTER 10 Applications of Linear Algebra 541 10.1 Constructing Curves and Surfaces Through Specified Points 542 10.2 The Earliest Applications of Linear Algebra 547 10.3 Cubic Spline Interpolation 554 10.4 Markov Chains 565 10.5 Graph Theory 575 10.6 Games of Strategy 584 10.7 Leontief Economic Models 593 10.8 Forest Management 602 10.9 Computer Graphics 609 10.10 Equilibrium Temperature Distributions 617 10.11 Computed Tomography 627 10.12 Fractals 638 10.13 Chaos 653 10.14 Cryptography 666 10.15 Genetics 677 10.16 Age-Specific Population Growth 687 10.17 Harvesting of Animal Populations 697 10.18 A Least Squares Model for Human Hearing 705 10.19 Warps and Morphs 711 10.20 Internet Search Engines 720 APPENDIX A Working with Proofs 729 APPENDIX B Complex Numbers 733 Answers to Exercises 741 Index 787 Index of Applications and Historical Topics 801 "Elementary Linear Algebra" 10th edition gives an elementary treatment of linear algebra that is suitable for a first course for undergraduate students. The aim is to present the fundamentals of linear algebra in the clearest possible way; pedagogy is the main consideration. Calculus is not a prerequisite, but there are clearly labeled exercises and examples (which can be omitted without loss of continuity) for students who have studied calculus. Technology also is not required, but for those who would like to use MATLAB, Maple, or Mathematica, or calculators with linear algebra capabilities, exercises are included at the ends of chapters that allow for further exploration using those tools. "Elementary Linear Algebra Applications Version 11th Edition presents the fundamentals of linear algebra in the clearest possible way, examining basic ideas by means of computational examples and geometrical interpretation. This text is written so that it proceeds from familiar concepts to the unfamiliar, delivering clear explanations of each new section."--Publisher's website