Elementary Linear Algebra, Student Solution Manual

by Howard Anton, Chris Rorres

This expanded version of the bestselling standard Sixth Edition covers the identical introductory linear algebra topics in the first ten chapters, but then goes beyond its sister publication with an additional chapter. Contained in this chapter are 20 applications of linear algebra drawn from business, economics, engineering, physics, computer science, geometry, approximation theory, ecology, sociology, demography and genetics. These applications are generally independent from each other and come with a list of mathematical prerequisites. The addition of these applications allows the instructor considerable flexibility in choosing suitable topics.

703 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1991

About the author

Howard Anton obtained his B.A. from Lehigh University, his M.A. from the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. from the Polytechnic University of Brooklyn, all in mathematics. In the early 1960's he worked for Burroughs Corporation and Avco Corporation at Cape Canaveral, Florida, where he was involved with the manned space program. In 1968 he joined the Mathematics Department at Drexel University, where he taught full time until 1983. Since that time he has been an adjunct professor at Drexel and has devoted the majority of his time to textbook writing and activities for mathematical associations. Dr. Anton was president of the EPADEL Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), Served on the board of Governors of that organization, and guided the creation of the Student Chapters of the MAA. He has published numerous research papers in functional analysis, approximation theory, and topology, as well as pedagogical papers. He is best known for his textbooks in mathematics, which are among the most widely used in the world. There are currently more than one hundred versions of his books, including translations into Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian, Indonesian, French, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, and German. For relaxation, Dr. Anton enjoys traveling and photography.