Student Study Guide for Linear Algebra with Applications

By Steven J. Leon

Renowned for its thoroughness, clarity, and accessibility, this best-selling book by one of today's leading figures in linear algebra reform offers users a challenging yet enjoyable treatment of linear algebra that is infused with an abundance of applications and worked examples. Balancing coverage of mathematical theory and applied topics, the book stresses the important role geometry and visualization play in understanding the subject, and now comes with the new ancillary ATLAS computer exercise guide.Provides modern and comprehensive coverage of the subject, spanning all topics in the core syllabus recommended by the NSF sponsored Linear Algebra Curriculum Study Group. Offers new applications in astronomy and statistics, emphasizes the use of geometry to visualize linear algebra and aid in understanding all of the major topics, and previews some of the more difficult vector space concepts early on. MATLAB computing exercises provide users with experience performing matrix computations.For mathematicians. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131936239
• ISBN13: 9780131936232
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Great book

I have taught from this textbook (previous edition) and thoroughly enjoyed it. If you are a undergraduate/graduate math major, this is not the book for you. If you are an undergraduate engineering or science major, I doubt you can find a better book on Linear Algebra. What I liked the most about this book is that the author has managed to convey a lot with very few words. For those who want to teach themselves Linear Algebra,...

Linear Algebra with applications by leon

This is a good linear algebra book for those who are a little bit more advanced, and who have a good background in the language of mathematics. This book has a theoretical emphasis rather than applicable on a chapter to chapter basis even thought that it is title with applications because it does contain applications of the theory in every chapters, actually it contains lots of applications, but the actual teaching of the...

Good Book for the Most Part

Overall, I thought was well laid out. I would probably like to see more practical application of linear algebra to real world problems.

A Good Book on Linear Algebra

First of all, I would like to say this book is not for beginers. If you have no idea what a matrix is, don't use this book. However if you have taken an introductory course in linear algebra or you already have a reasonably well foundation in this subject, then you should have no problem in understanding following the text. Although the explaination in this book is not particularly outstanding, it does treat some advanced...

Great for "fixing holes"!

I found this book great in order to "fix holes' in my mathematical weaponry or to get a quick review of things I needed; but I think that the way in which the theoretical stuff is developed is sometimes not very clear to those folks who have to tackle with the subject for the very first time. The applications are a remarkable feature of this book, introducing the reader to some very interesting applications of linear algebra...