1st Edition

Functional Linear Algebra

By Hannah Robbins Copyright 2021
405 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

405 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

405 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

Linear algebra is an extremely versatile and useful subject. It rewards those who study it with powerful computational tools, lessons about how mathematical theory is built, examples for later study in other classes, and much more. Functional Linear Algebra is a unique text written to address the need for a one-term linear algebra course where students have taken only calculus. It does not... Read more

    0. Motivation.  1. Vectors.  1.1. Vector Operations.  1.2. Span.  1.3. Linear Independence.  2. Functions of Vectors.  2.1. Linear Functions.  2.2. Matrices.  2.3. Matrix Operations.  2.4. Matrix Vector Spaces.  2.5. Kernel and Range.  2.6. Row Reduction.  2.7. Applications of Row Reduction.  2.8. Solution Sets.  2.9. Large Matrix Computations.  2.10. Invertibility.  2.11. The Invertible Matrix Theorem.  3. Vector Spaces.  3.1. Basis and Coordinates.  3.2. Polynomial Vector Spaces.  3.3. Other Vector Spaces.  4. Diagonalization.  4.1. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.  4.2. Determinants.  4.3. Eigenspaces.  4.4. Diagonalization.  4.5. Change of Basis Matrices.  5. Computational Vector Geometry.  5.1. Length.  5.2. Orthogonality.  5.3. Orthogonal Projection.  5.4. Orthogonal Basis.  A. Appendices.  A.1. Complex Numbers.  A.2. Mathematica.  A.3. Solutions to Odd Exercises. Bibliography.  Index.

    Biography

    Dr. Hannah Robbins is an associate professor of Mathematics at Roanoke College in Salem Virginia.  Formerly a commutative algebraist, she now studies applications of linear algebra and assesses teaching practices in calculus. Outside the office she enjoys hiking and playing bluegrass bass.