文档介绍：A First Course in Linear Algebra
A First Course in Linear Algebra
by
Robert A. Beezer
Department of Mathematics puter Science
University of Puget Sound
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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 . in Mathematics (with an Emphasis puter Science)
from the University of Santa Clara in 1978, a . in Statistics from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in 1982 and a . 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 .
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November 21, 2007.
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Department of Mathematics puter Science
University of Puget Sound
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To my wife, Pat.
Contents
Table of Contents vi
Contributors vii
Definitions viii
Theorems ix
Notation x
Examples xi
Preface xii
Acknowledgements xvii
Part C Core
Chapter SLE Systems of Linear Equations 2
WILA What is Linear Algebra? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
LA “Linear”+ “Algebra”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AA An Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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