Elementary Linear Algebra

Anton presents this linear algebra textbook for introductory undergraduate courses, organized so as to enable skipping over portions that require calculus background. The text begins with linear equations, matrices, and determinants, then moves onto Euclidean vector spaces, Rn, and general vector spaces. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, inner product spaces, diagonalization and quadratic forms take up the middle of the book. Finally general linear transformations are treated, and numerical methods are discussed in the last chapter. This edition is updated to introduce linear transformations earlier, in a section at the end of the matrix chapter, and contains new exercises, an expanded appendix on proofs, and some reorganization and rewriting for flow. Annotation c2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Howard Anton obtained his B.A. from Lehigh University, his M.A. from the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, all in mathematics. He worked in the manned space program at Cape Canaveral in the early 1960's. In 1968 he became a research professor of mathematics at Drexel University in Philadelphia, where he taught and did mathematical research for 15 years. In 1983 he left Drexel as a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics to become a full-time writer of mathematical textbooks. There are now more than 150 versions of his books in print, including translations into Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Italian, and Indonesian. He was awarded a Textbook Excellence Award in 1994 by the Textbook Authors Association, and in 2011 that organization awarded his Elementary Linear Algebra text its McGuffey Award. Dr. Anton has been President of the EPADEL section of the Mathematical Association America, served on the Board of Governors of that organization, and guided the creation of its Student Chapters. For relaxation, Dr. Anton enjoys traveling and photography.