Linear Algebra: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

✍ Scribed by Robert J. Valenza (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 252
• Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Based on lectures given at Claremont McKenna College, this text constitutes a substantial, abstract introduction to linear algebra. The presentation emphasizes the structural elements over the computational - for example by connecting matrices to linear transformations from the outset - and prepares the student for further study of abstract mathematics. Uniquely among algebra texts at this level, it introduces group theory early in the discussion, as an example of the rigorous development of informal axiomatic systems.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Sets and Functions....Pages 1-17
Groups and Group Homomorphisms....Pages 18-36
Vector Spaces and Linear Transformations....Pages 37-58
Dimension....Pages 59-77
Matrices....Pages 78-99
Representation of Linear Transformations....Pages 100-130
Inner Product Spaces....Pages 131-150
Determinants....Pages 151-168
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors....Pages 169-186
Triangulation and Decomposition of Endomorphisms....Pages 187-213
Back Matter....Pages 214-237

✦ Subjects

Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory