Looking for linear algebra textbook option

f24u7 · #1 $Old$ September 27th, 2009, 09:01 PM

Can anyone list some descent linear algebra textbook for college freshman?

Thanks

Unenlightened · #2 $Old$ October 1st, 2009, 10:09 AM

Try Fraleigh and Beauregard.
Or Strang.

DeMath · #3 $Old$ October 1st, 2009, 04:09 PM

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Can anyone list some descent linear algebra textbook for college freshman?

Thanks

Look here Library Genesis - Linear algebra (147 pieces) (free access and download).

f24u7 · #4 $Old$ October 3rd, 2009, 11:05 AM

Thanks a lot

Just to make sure, the level of those books are suitable for College students that has finish the basic Calculus and want to pursue in Physics major, right?

DeMath · #5 $Old$ October 3rd, 2009, 12:02 PM

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Thanks a lot

Just to make sure, the level of those books are suitable for College students that has finish the basic Calculus and want to pursue in Physics major, right?

Almost all of these books you fit. Download them all.
If you are going to study physics in the future, then you will need to take more than one course in linear algebra (from Introduction to Advanced).

Personally, I liked this book #92 A First Course in Linear Algebra (2008, 938 pp.) Beezer R. A., even though I have not looked through all 147

qspeechc · #6 $Old$ October 3rd, 2009, 01:01 PM

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Can anyone list some descent linear algebra textbook for college freshman?

Thanks

A short, sharp, to-the-point book is this one by Sharipov (it's free), I liked it:
[math/0405323] Course of linear algebra and multidimensional geometry