Linear Algebra and Its Applications: Study Guide (update)

by David C. Lay, Steven R. Lay, Judi J. McDonald

Book Overview

An integral part of this text, the Study Guide incorporates detailed solutions to every third odd-numbered exercise, as well as solutions to every odd-numbered writing exercise for which the main text... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201648474
• ISBN13: 9780201648478
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Useful.

I haven't used this that much, but it comes in handy when I can use it.

promising textbook

I just used this book for an undergraduate LA course.Most of the book is remarkably clear and straight-forward. For example, the authors manage to avoid sigma notation entirely in the proofs. The book has a nice balance of applications, computer work and theory. Before taking the course I did some work in Anton's 7th edition. The definitions and theorems in Nakos/Joyner are much clearer and less wordy than Anton's.The book still has a lot of rough edges, though. Typos abound and the text is murky in some spots. I think this would be an excellent text for an undergraduate course if the instructor used it with a critical eye to its weak spots. The second edition, if there is one, should be much more polished and, perhaps, a good choice for self study.