Bruce Solomon, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 460 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
26 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Textbooks in mathematics
GENERAL NOTES
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"A Chapman & Hall book."
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"With VIitalSource Ebook"--Cover
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Starting with all the standard topics of a first course in linear algebra, this text then introduces linear mappings, and the questions they raise, with the expectation of resolving those questions throughout the book. Ultimately, by providing an emphasis on developing computational and conceptual skills, students are elevated from the computational mathematics that often dominates their experience prior to the course to the conceptual reasoning that often dominates at the conclusion"--