Global Edition of Linear Algebra and Its Applications: Unlocking the Power of Mathematics

Fanni KerteszFanni Kertesz: Very happy with what I got! Affordable price for a great quality used book. Only reason you can tell it’s used is because the hardcover looks used. Has units 1-8.

United States on Nov 16, 2023

william scott: I bought this book to learn linear algebra after trying another book that was indecipherable. This book makes a better presentation than the previous one but still leaves much to be desired.

The author likes to present important points ( theorems ) in the language of mathematical logic. This is not helpful to the student. I am left not understanding what the author is talking about. The examples and problems usually clarify the theorems, but one is left with a chicken or the egg type of dilemma. One needs the theorems to work the problems yet one needs to work the problems to clarify the theorems.

The author also presents problems in the language of mathematical logic. The answer book is definitely needed to figure out what the question is asking, i.e. one can work backwards from the answer.

Not an easy book to learn linear algebra from but better than what I had. I may try another book to see if there is a math professor who still knows how to teach this subject.

United States on Oct 18, 2023

Halicon5: My initial impressions for this book were quite high based on the early material, but I'm glad I waited until mid-semester to review this book. For some background, I took a course using this book as a refresher on my linear algebra skills as I pursue a masters in statistics. For those with limited exposure to statistics, much of the underlying mechanics in statistics is pure linear algebra, so this material is not new to me.

The physical copy of the book and print quality is of high quality and I can not find any fault with the printing and binding of the book.

The content is a hot mess. The first chapter does a great job of clearly explaining concepts, providing good examples, and generally teaching the material for the core fundamentals of linear algebra. The second chapter is also pretty good. In fact, I would even recommend the first chapter to a new student.

The remaining chapters feel poorly edited and are a mishmash of poorly explained concepts with sloppy, hand-waving proofs. Layout and editing are often terse to a fault, forgoing the use of white space and line breaks when explaining concepts in favor of a dense and sloppy paragraph format that...

United States on Oct 28, 2022

Sijo GeorgeSijo George: Paper quality and printing quality is not good.
But content is superb.
I think it's an Indian edition.
Choose international version.

India on Jul 13, 2021

Ana: It arrived properly, but I was told it had not arrived for some reason

Germany on Nov 25, 2019

Chris Austin: I teach at a public university and hold a Ph.D. in economics. I bought this book for my son, who is a senior in high school and took an online course in linear algebra during the summer. So I did not work through the entire book, but I read some chapters out of interest.

This book offers an excellent introduction to linear algebra. It is suitable for both advanced high school students and college students in their first semesters.

The explanations are clear. Numerous practice questions help students understand the material.

United States on Aug 01, 2019

Gerard: This book was required for my Matrices class and it's a great resource for extra problems and examples. I found myself going back to this book and the sections, reviewing the material before quizzes and exams. I will say that I wish it gave more examples along with the sections, but it does the job regardless. The sections may be out of order, depending on the curriculum as it was for me. The back of the book has some solutions to the hw problems, but you should be able to find them online with other *extra* resources.
Definitely a better buy (rental) versus my university's book store. The difference in rental pricing was huge!

United States on Jan 06, 2019

Timothy Anderson: I already borrowed this book at the university library before so I knew what I was buying. Out of every linear algebra books I've looked at, this one was my favorite.

I would definitely recommend buying this book. It gives a great insight into linear algebra and the format is such that it is not overwhelmingly theoretical. Lots of examples after each concept makes anything understandable.

It's to be noted that the hardcover edition has frail pages. I don't have data on the paperback edition.
You can find the online chapters by googling:
"Chapter 9 Linear Algebra and its Applications" &
"Chapter 10 Linear Algebra and its Applications."

I would take half a star away for paper quality and design (who thought the fully blue and yellow paperback cover was a good choice?) but it's not worth taking a full star off so I can only give it 5 stars.

France on May 14, 2018

Amazon Customer: Great read, enjoyed my time. Have to admit that there are some flaws in the character development. 4/5

Canada on Jan 16, 2018

Amazon Customer: Binding isn't perfect but for $50? Perfect.

Oh and it ships from India. Im in Ontario and still got it in 5 days.

Canada on Oct 30, 2016