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Thanks, I'll look it up. The best textbook from which I studied (operators) was Elon Lima's Algebra Linear. Sadly the only physical copies are sold in Brazil.
by cpp_frog 6y ago
Thanks, I'll look it up. The best textbook from which I studied (operators) was Elon Lima's Algebra Linear. Sadly the only physical copies are sold in Brazil.
- spekcular 6y agoIf you want to see the matrix point of view done well, there's Linear Algebra Done Wrong: https://www.math.brown.edu/streil/papers/LADW/LADW.html https://www.math.brown.edu/streil/papers/LADW/LADW.html. You can read a bit about the motivation for doing it that way on that website. The title is a reference to a somewhat well-known book, Linear Algebra Done Right, which avoids using determinants to develop the theory (resulting in a somewhat novel/cleaner presentation). It's unfortunately not freely available online (published by Springer – I would suspect most university students can get it freely through their library's website, however).
- Tomte 6y agoLADR was freely available at Springer at least at some point in time. Under their open access program. I couldn't find it again in a few minutes' search, so it may be gone.
- in9 6y agoAh yes, a fellow Brazillian. I've alwys found Elon's book on Linear Algebra a masterpiece. Coupled with the exercises book, going through it is an eye opening experience.