The Oxford linear algebra for scientists /

"This book provides a introduction into linear algebra which covers the mathematical set-up as well as applications to science. After the introductory material on sets, functions, groups and fields, the basic features of vector spaces are developed, including linear independence, bases, dimensi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lukas, Andre (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Series:Oxford Academic.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Linearity
  • an informal introduction
  • 2 Sets and functions
  • 3 Groups
  • 4 Fields
  • 5 Coordinate vectors
  • 6 Vector spaces
  • 7 Elementary vector space properties
  • 8 Vector subspaces
  • 9 The dot product
  • 10 Vector and triple product
  • 11 Lines and planes
  • 12 Introduction to linear maps
  • 13 Matrices
  • 14 The structure of linear maps
  • 15 Linear maps in terms of matrices
  • 16 Computing with matrices
  • 17 Linear systems
  • 18 Determinants
  • 19 Basics of eigenvalues
  • 20 Diagonalizing linear maps
  • 21 The Jordan normal form*
  • 22 Scalar products
  • 23 Adjoint and unitary maps
  • 24 Diagonalization
  • again
  • 25 Bi-linear and sesqui-linear forms*
  • 26 The dual vector space*
  • 27 Tensors*