Linear Algebra and Its Applications by Gilbert Strang, Strang Strang

Synopsis

Written by a professor at MIT, this textbook describes methods for solving linear equations using Gaussian elimination, vector spaces, orthogonality, and determinants, then addresses the challenge of finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The term "applications" in the title refers more to the general utility of matrices for advanced mathematical analysis than to an abundance of specific examples. The fourth edition adds new problems and explores interior point methods in the last chapter. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Biography

Gilbert Strang is Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College. He was an undergraduate at MIT and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. His doctorate was from UCLA and since then he has taught at MIT. He has been a Sloan Fellow and a Fairchild Scholar and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor Strang has published a monograph with George Fix, "An Analysis of the Finite Element Method", and has authored six widely used textbooks. He served as President of SIAM during 1999 and 2000 and he is Chair of the U.S. National Committee on Mathematics for 2003-2004.