Linear algebra by serge lang, 9781441930811, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The present volume contains all the exercises and their solutions of langs linear algebra. The present volume contains all the exercises and their solutions of lang s linear algebra. Serge lang undergraduate algebra is a text for the standard undergraduate algebra course. It begins with an exposition of the basic theory of vector spaces and proceeds to explain the fundamental structure theorems for linear maps, including eigenvectors and eigenvalues, quadric and hermitian forms, diagonalization of symmetric, hermitian, and unitary linear maps and matrices, triangulation, and jordan. As mais variadas edicoes, novas, seminovas e usadas pelo melhor preco.
This book begins with an exposition of the basic theory of vector spaces and proceeds to explain the fundamental structure theorem for linear maps, including eigenvectors and eigenvalues, quadratic and hermitian forms, diagnolization of symmetric, hermitian, and unitary linear maps and matrices, triangulation, and jordan canonical form. Algebra lineal, serge lang, algebra lineal serge lang collection opensource language spanish. Even if there have probably been no fundamental new insight in algebra which can be included in a firstyeargraduate algebra course, the. Undergraduate texts in mathematics serge lang introduction to linear algebra second edition springer 2. He received the frank nelson cole prize in 1960 and was a member of the bourbaki group. Mar 31, 2017 author of a first course in calculus, algebra, calculus of several variables, a second course in calculus, complex analysis, sl. This is a good book for introductory courses to the subject. Solving problems being an essential part of the learning process, my goal is to provide those learning and teaching linear algebra with a large number of worked out exercises. Lang s algebra is a sterilised accumulation of algebraic facts, and it makes a good algebra encyclopaedia. Chap ter 2 deals with vector spaces, subspaces, bases, and dimension. Introduccion al algebra lineal serge lang internet archive. It begins with an exposition of the basic theory of vector spaces and proceeds to explain the fundamental structure theorem for linear maps, including eigenvectors and eigenvalues, quadratic and hermitian forms, diagnolization of symmetric, hermitian, and unitary linear maps and matrices. May 19, 1927 september 12, 2005 was a frenchamerican mathematician and activist who taught at yale university for most of his career.
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