Linear Algebra - University Textbook

Author: Xing Lijun, Yu Hailan, Editors
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is a planned teaching material for 21st-century higher education institutions. Linear algebra is a crucial foundational course in science and engineering disciplines, and its theories and methods have become powerful tools for scientific research and solving engineering problems in various fields. Based on years of teaching experience and incorporating the strengths of existing textbooks, this book is meticulously compiled. It features rigorous, concise theoretical explanations, clear concepts, and a strong systematic structure. The book is suitable for undergraduate linear algebra courses in engineering colleges. The content covers determinants, matrices, linear dependence of vector sets, linear equations, similar matrices and quadratic forms, linear spaces and linear transformations, among others. Comprehensive exercises are provided at the end of the book for students' review and reference. This teaching material requires 48 hours of instruction; if Chapter 6 is not covered, it can be completed in 40 hours. The book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students in science and engineering disciplines of general higher education institutions, as well as a reference for teachers and students in vocational and technical colleges.