Basic Linear Algebra by Blyth and Robertson

Basic Linear Algebra by Blyth and Robertson

Linear algebra: course

I used the book once to teach linear algebra. It is very precise and "compact". It is also purely mathematical in the sense that it lacks motivational examples before a concept is introduced. Surprisingly, no discussion of inner products. Plenty of exercises. The book is meant for a somewhat more mature student. I have been using Linear Algebra by Messer since.

Contents

1. The algebra of matrices

2. Some applications of matrices

3. Systems of linear equations

4. Invertible matrices

5. Vector spaces

6. Linear mappings

7. The matrix connection

8. Determinants

9. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors