Linear algebra and its applications

by Gilbert Strang

Linear algebra and its applicationsThis "Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Fourth Edition" is a full translation of Gilbert Strangs "Linear Algebra and Its Applications, fourth edition". The author has written this book to reflect a new view of linear algebra, as revealed in the introduction to Chapter 7. While the underlying theory is almost intact, it emphasizes diverse applications and applications compared to other textbooks that deal abstractly with linear algebra.

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Published February 22, 2013

About the author

William Gilbert Strang (born November 27, 1934), usually known as simply Gilbert Strang or Gil Strang, is an American mathematician, with contributions to finite element theory, the calculus of variations, wavelet analysis and linear algebra. He has made many contributions to mathematics education, including publishing seven mathematics textbooks and one monograph. Strang is the MathWorks Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He teaches Introduction to Linear Algebra and Computational Science and Engineering and his lectures are freely available through MIT OpenCourseWare.