20% NEW exercises have been added throughout the text to reinforce key concepts and give students practice in computation.
Chapters have been updated, including:
New to Chapter 1, Vectors and Matrices: new proof reasoning examples.
New to Chapter 2, Matrix Algebra: new sections on Linear Transformations and Elementary Matrices.
New to Chapter 3, Vector Spaces: streamlined treatment of four fundamental subspaces and clarified coverage of linear independence and basis.
Updated and reorganized Chapters 4, Projections and Linear Transformations, and 5, Determinants with improved clarity in the coverage of Change of Basis and the geometric material.
Stronger emphasis throughout on key concepts and understanding, through new proofs and a variety of text exercises.
New Blue Boxes, integrated throughout the text, discuss matters of logic and proof techniques or advice on formulating problem-solving strategies to aid the student in adjusting to the mathematical rigor.