An Introduction to Linear Algebra

An Introduction to Linear Algebra"The straight forward clarity of the writing is admirable." American Mathematical Monthly. This work provides an elementary and easily readable account of linear algebra, in which the exposition is sufficiently simple to make it equally useful to readers whose principal interests lie in the fields of physics or technology. The account is self contained, and the reader is not assumed to have any previous knowledge of linear algebra. Although its

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whether for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) for high school students or the Putnam competition for undergraduate students

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