Prominent Russian mathematician's concise, well-written exposition considers n-dimensional spaces, linear and bilinear forms, linear transformations, canonical form of an arbitrary linear transformation, and an introduction to tensors. While not designed as an introductory text, the book's well-chosen topics, brevity of presentation, and the author's reputation will recommend it to all students, teachers, and mathematicians working in this sector.
ISBN: | 9780486660820 |
Publication date: | 28th March 2003 |
Author: | I M Gelfand |
Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 185 pages |
Series: | Dover Books on Mathematics |
Genres: |
Algebra |