Hi.
Since this topic came up, I am also interested in linear algebra
texts, in the newer Anton one in particular. Has anyone used his
Contemporary Linear Algebra and would like to comment on it? At
first glance, I like its readability and its placing abstract vector
spaces at the end. Has anyone had problems with it?
Cheers
June
>Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 08:03:37 -0400
>From: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Linear Algebra Textbooks
>
>Hello,
>
> It's that time of year when members of my department start having heated
>discussions about textbook choices for next year. Although there are many
>nice linear algebra texts available it seems that we will be choosing between
>David Lay's "Linear Algebra with Applications" and Anton's "Elementary
>Linear Algebra" (not his more recent "Contemporary Linear Algebra").
> Does anyone have any opinions on the pros and cons of these texts. Both
>are popular and have been around for a while but they take quite different
>approaches to the material.
>
>Thanks
>D Sevee
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