Applied Linear Algebra and Matrix Analysis (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

This is a very well written book. The author brings the 'topic to life' by showing how the linear algebra can be used in an applied setting. Also the graphics enable the reader to understand the material from a geometric perspective, as opposed to merely looking at terse algebraic equations.Finally, the hints and answers section at the back of the book are very good for self study.Highly recommended!

The item is good as described

I have adopted this book as one of the texts for my introductory course on applied math. It's well written and has a diverse set of good examples drawn from everything from computer graphics to sports betting. It's fun to read, and in general, good.It is significantly better than Olver and Shakiban's book of similar title and scope, and a heck of a lot cheaper. In a course like mine where I use several specialized books rather than one of the massive tomes that try (and fail) to cover all of applied math, low price is a factor for me.Negatives include: too few theory problems, a fair number of typos, relegation of the LU factorization to a problem set. On the whole, though, it's not bad.

There are simply too many typos in this book for it to be useful to learn from. I am currently using this book in a linear algebra class, and every chapter is filled with typos. Most of the time this isn't a big deal, but when you are trying to make sense of math language or definitions in your head and variables are not even called the correct things, it is extremely frustrating.

Fast shiping, very good quality of book no marks or mising pages.