Linear Algebra As An Introduction To Abstract Mathematics

Bruno Nachtergaele · Anne Schilling · Isaiah Lankham

nov. 2015 · World Scientific Publishing Company

À propos de cet ebook

This is an introductory textbook designed for undergraduate mathematics majors with an emphasis on abstraction and in particular, the concept of proofs in the setting of linear algebra. Typically such a student would have taken calculus, though the only prerequisite is suitable mathematical grounding. The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between the more conceptual and computational oriented undergraduate classes to the more abstract oriented classes. The book begins with systems of linear equations and complex numbers, then relates these to the abstract notion of linear maps on finite-dimensional vector spaces, and covers diagonalization, eigenspaces, determinants, and the Spectral Theorem. Each chapter concludes with both proof-writing and computational exercises.

Quelques mots sur l'auteur

Isaiah Lankham (California State University, USA);Bruno Nachtergaele (UC Davis);Anne Schilling (UC Davis)