Linear algebra

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LINEAR ALGEBRA Second Edition
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Preface
Contents
Chapter 1. Linear Equations
	1.1. Fields
	1.2. Systems of Linear Equations
	1.3. Matrices and Elementary Row Operations
	1.4. Row-Reduced Echelon Matrices
	1.5. Matrix Multiplication
	1.6. Invertible Matrices
Chapter 2. Vector Spaces
	2.1. Vector Spaces
	2.2. Subspaces
	2.3. Bases and Dimension
	2.4. Coordinates
	2.5. Summary of Row-Equivalence
	2.6. Computations Concerning Subspaces
Chapter 3. Linear Transformations
	3.1. Linear Transformations
	3.2. The Algebra of Linear Transformations
	3.3. Isomorphism
	3.4. Representation of Transformations by Matrices
	3.5. Linear Functionals
	3.6. The Double Dual
	3.7. The Transpose of a Linear Transformation
Chapter 4. Polynomials
	4.1. Algebras
	4.2. The Algebra of Polynomials
	4.3. Lagrange Interpolation
	4.4. Polynomial Ideals
	4.5. The Prime Factorization of a Polynomial
Chapter 5. Determinants
	5.1. Commutative Rings
	5.2. Determinant Functions
	5.3. Permutations and the Uniqueness of Determinants
	5.4. Additional Properties of Determinants
	5.5. Modules
	5.6. Multilinear Functions
	5.7. The Grassman Ring
Chapter 6. Elementary Canonical Forms
	6.1. Introduction
	6.2. Characteristic Values
	6.3. Annihilating Polynomials
	6.4. Invariant Subspaces
	6.5. Simultaneous Triangulation; Simultaneous Diagonalization
	6.6. Direct-Sum Decompositions
	6.7. Invariant Direct Sums
	6.8. The Primary Decomposition Theorem
Chapter 7. The Rational and Jordan Forms
	7.1. Cyclic Subspaces and Annihilators
	7.2. Cyclic Decompositions and the Rational Form
	7.3. The Jordan Form
	7.4. Computation of Invariant Factors
	7.5. Summary; Semi-Simple Operators
Chapter 8. Inner Product Spaces
	8.1. Inner Products
	8.2. Inner Product Spaces
	8.3. Linear Functionals and Adjoints
	8.4. Unitary Operators
	8.5. Normal Operators
Chapter 9. Operators on Inner Product Spaces
	9.1. Introduction
	9.2. Forms on Inner Product Spaces
	9.3. Positive Forms
	9.4. More on Forms
	9.5. Spectral Theory
	9.6. Further Properties of Normal Operators
Chapter 10. Bilinear Forms
	10.1. Bilinear Forms
	10.2. Symmetric Bilinear Forms
	10.3. Skew-Symmetric Bilinear Forms
	10.4. Groups Preserving Bilinear Forms
Appendix
A.1. Sets
A.2. Functions
A.3. Equivalence Relations
A.4. Quotient Spaces
A.5. Equivalence Relations in Linear Algebra
A.6. The Axiom of Choice
Bibliography
Index