Theorems and definitions in linear algebra
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This article collects the main theorems and definitions in linear algebra.
[edit] Vector spaces
A vector space( or linear space) V over a number field² F consists of a set on which two operations (called addition and scalar multiplication, respectively) are defined so, that for each pair of elements x, y, in V there is a unique element x + y in V, and for each element a in F and each element x in V there is a unique element ax in V, such that the following conditions hold.
- (VS 1) For all x,y in V, x + y = y + x (commutativity of addition).
- (VS 2) For all x,y,z in V, (x + y) + z = x + (y + z) (associativity of addition).
- (VS 3) There exists an element in V denoted by 0 such that x + 0 = x for each x in V.
- (VS 4) For each element x in V there exists an element y in V such that x + y = 0.
- (VS 5) For each element x in V, 1x = x.
- (VS 6) For each pair of element a in F and each pair of elements x,y in V, a(x + y) = ax + ay.
- (VS 7) For each element a in F and each pair of elements x,y in V, a(x + y) = ax + ay.
- (VS 8) For each pair of elements a,b in F and each pair of elements x in V, (a + b)x = ax + bx.
[edit] Vector spaces
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[edit] Linear combinations
[edit] Systems of linear equations
[edit] Linear dependence
[edit] Linear independence
[edit] Bases
[edit] Dimension
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===Linear transformations=== ===Null spaces=== ===Ranges=== ===The matrix representation of a linear transformation=== ===Composition of linear transformations=== ===Matrix multiplication=== ===Invertibility=== ===Isomorphisms=== ===The change-of-coordinates matrix===
Change of coordinate matrix
Clique
Coordinate vector relative to a basis
Dimension theorem
Dominance relation
Identity matrix
Identity transformation
Incidence matrix
Inverse of a linear transformation
Inverse of a matrix
Invertible linear transformation
Isomorphic vector spaces
Isomorphism
Kronecker delta
Left-multiplication transformation
Linear operator
Linear transformation
Matrix representing a linear transformation
Nullity of a linear transformation
Null space
Ordered basis
Product of matrices
Projection on a subspace
Projection on the x-axis
Range
Rank of a linear transformation
Reflection about the x-axis
Rotation
Similar matrices
Standard ordered basis for Fn
Standard representation of a vector space with respect to a basis
Zero transformation
P.S. coefficient of the differential equation,differentiability of complex function,vector space of functionsdifferential operator, ,,auxiliary polynomial]], to the power of a complex number, exponential function.
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N(T)&R(T) are subspaces
Let V and W be vector spaces and I: V→W be linear. Then N(T) and R (T) are subspaces of Vand W, respectively.
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R(T)= span of T(basis in V)
Let V and W be vector spaces, and let T: V→W be linear. If β = v1,v2,...,vn is a basis for V, then
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Dimension Theorem
Let V and W be vector spaces, and let T: V→W be linear. If V is finite-dimensional, then
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one-to-one ⇔ N(T)={0}
Let V and W be vector spaces, and let T: V→W be linear. Then T is one-to-one if and only if N(T)={0}.
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one-to-one ⇔ onto ⇔ rank(T)=dim(V)
Let V and W be vector spaces of equal (finite) dimension, and let T:V→W be linear. Then the following are equivalent.
- (a) T is one-to-one.
- (b) T is onto.
- (c) rank(T)=dim(V).
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∀ w1,w2...wn = exactly one T(basis),
Let V and W be vector space over F, and suppose that v1,v2,...,vn is a basis for V. For w1,w2,...wn in W, there exists exactly one linear transformation T: V→W such that T(vi) = wi for i = 1,2,...n.
Corollary. Let V and W be vector spaces, and suppose that V has a finite basis v1,v2,...,vn. If U, T: V→W are linear and U(vi) = T(vi) for i = 1,2,...,n, then U=T.
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T is vector space
Let V and W be vector spaces over a field F, and let T, U: V→W be linear.
- (a) For all a ∈ F, aT + U is linear.
- (b) Using the operations of addition and scalar multiplication in the preceding definition, the collection of all linear transformations form V to W is a vector space over F.
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linearity of matrix representation of linear transformation
Let V and W ve finite-dimensional vector spaces with ordered bases β and γ, respectively, and let T, U: V→W be linear transformations. Then
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commutative law of linear operator
Let V,w, and Z be vector spaces over the same field f, and let T:V→W and U:W→Z be linear. then UT:V→Z is linear.
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law of linear operator
Let v be a vector space. Let T, U1, U2 ∈
(V). Then
(a) T(U1+U2)=TU1+TU2 and (U1+U2)T=U1T+U2T
(b) T(U1U2)=(TU1)U2
(c) TI=IT=T
(d) a(U1U2)=(aU1)U2=U1(aU2) for all scalars a.
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[UT]αγ=[U]βγ[T]αβ
Let V, W and Z be finite-dimensional vector spaces with ordered bases α β γ, respectively. Let T: V⇐W and U: W→Z be linear transformations. Then
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law of matrix
Let A be an m×n matrix, B and C be n×p matrices, and D and E be q×m matrices. Then
- (a) A(B+C)=AB+AC and (D+E)A=DA+EA.
- (b) a(AB)=(aA)B=A(aB) for any scalar a.
- (c) ImA=AIm.
- (d) If V is an n-dimensional vector space with an ordered basis β, then [Iv]β=In.
Corollary. Let A be an m×n matrix, B1,B2,...,Bk be n×p matrices, C1,C1,...,C1 be q×m matrices, and a1,a2,...,ak be scalars. Then
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law of column multiplication
Let A be an m×n matrix and B be an n×p matrix. For each
let uj and vj denote the jth columns of AB and B, respectively. Then
(a) uj = Avj
(b) vj = Bej, where ej is the jth standard vector of Fp.
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[T(u)]γ=[T]βγ[u]β
Let V and W be finite-dimensional vector spaces having ordered bases β and γ, respectively, and let T: V→W be linear. Then, for each u ∈ V, we have
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laws of LA
Let A be an m×n matrix with entries from F. Then the left-multiplication transformation LA: Fn→Fm is linear. Furthermore, if B is any other m×n matrix (with entries from F) and β and γ are the standard ordered bases for Fn and Fm, respectively, then we have the following properties.
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(b) LA=LB if and only if A=B.
(c) LA+B=LA+LB and LaA=aLA for all a∈F.
(d) If T:Fn→Fm is linear, then there exists a unique m×n matrix C such that T=LC. In fact,
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(e) If W is an n×p matrix, then LAE=LALE.
(f ) If m=n, then
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A(BC)=(AB)C
Let A,B, and C be matrices such that A(BC) is defined. Then A(BC)=(AB)C; that is, matrix multiplication is associative.
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T-1is linear
Let V and W be vector spaces, and let T:V→W be linear and invertible. Then T-1: W →V is linear.
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[T-1]γβ=([T]βγ)-1
Let V and W be finite-dimensional vector spaces with ordered bases β and γ, respectively. Let T:V→W be linear. Then T is invertible if and only if
is invertible. Furthermore, ![[T^{-1}]_\gamma^\beta=([T]_\beta^\gamma)^{-1}](../../../../math/d/6/2/d62670e3b6f795ea86d9517cfaa7cf44.png)
Lemma. Let T be an invertible linear transformation from V to W. Then V is finite-dimensional if and only if W is finite-dimensional. In this case, dim(V)=dim(W).
Corollary 1. Let V be a finite-dimensional vector space with an ordered basis β, and let T:V→V be linear. Then T is invertible if and only if [T]β is invertible. Furthermore, [T-1]β=([T]β)-1.
Corollary 2. Let A be an n×n matrix. Then A is invertible if and only if LA is invertible. Furthermore, (LA)-1=LA-1.
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V is isomorphic to W ⇔ dim(V)=dim(W)
Let W and W be finite-dimensional vector spaces (over the same field). Then V is isomorphic to W if and only if dim(V)=dim(W).
Corollary. Let V be a vector space over F. Then V is isomorphic to Fn if and only if dim(V)=n.
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Let W and W be finite-dimensional vector spaces over F of dimensions n and m, respectively, and let β and γ be ordered bases for V and W, respectively. Then the function
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(V,W)→Mm×n(F), defined by
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(V,W), is an isomorphism.
Corollary. Let V and W be finite-dimensional vector spaces of dimension n and m, respectively. Then
(V,W) is finite-dimensional of dimension mn.
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Φβ is an isomorphism
For any finite-dimensional vector space V with ordered basis β, Φβ is an isomorphism.
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Let β and β' be two ordered bases for a finite-dimensional vector space V, and let
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(a) Q is invertible.
(b) For any
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[T]β'=Q-1[T]βQ
Let T be a linear operator on a finite-dimensional vector space V,and let β and β' be two ordered bases for V. Suppose that Q is the change of coordinate matrix that changes β'-coordinates into β-coordinates. Then
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p(D)(x)=0 (p(D)∈C∞)⇒ x(k)exists (k∈N)
Any solution to a homogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients has derivatives of all orders; that is, if x is a solution to such an equation, then x(k) exists for every positive integer k.
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{solutions}= N(p(D))
The set of all solutions to a homogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients coincides with the null space of p(D), where p(t) is the auxiliary polynomial with the equation.
Corollary. The set of all solutions to s homogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients is a subspace of
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derivative of exponential function
For any exponential function f(t) = ect,f'(t) = cect.
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{e-at} is a basis of N(p(D+aI))
The solution space for the differential equation,
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Corollary. For any complex number c, the null space of the differential operator D-cI has {ect} as a basis.
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ect is a solution
Let p(t) be the auxiliary polynomial for a homogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients. For any complex number c, if c is a zero of p(t), then to the differential equation.
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dim(N(p(D)))=n
For any differential operator p(D) of order n, the null space of p(D) is an n_dimensional subspace of C∞.
Lemma 1. The differential operator D-cI: C∞ to C∞ is onto for any complex number c.
Lemma 2 Let V be a vector space, and suppose that T and U are linear operators on V such that U is onto and the null spaces of T and U are finite-dimensional, Then the null space of TU is finite-dimensional, and
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ecit is linearly independent with each other (ci are distinct)
Given n distinct complex numbers c1,c2,...,cn, the set of exponential functions
is linearly independent.
Corollary. For any nth-order homogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients, if the auxiliary polynomial has n distinct zeros c1,c2,...,cn, then
is a basis for the solution space of the differential equation.
Lemma. For a given complex number c and positive integer n, suppose that (t-c)^n is athe auxiliary polynomial of a homogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients. Then the set
is a basis for the solution space of the equation.
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general solution of homogeneous linear differential equation
Given a homogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients and auxiliary polynomial
where n1,n2,...,nk are positive integers and c1,c2,...,cn are distinct complex numbers, the following set is a basis for the solution space of the equation:
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[edit] Elementary matrix operations and systems of linear equations
[edit] Elementary matrix operations
[edit] Elementary matrix
[edit] Rank of a matrix
[edit] Matrix inverses
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[edit] Determinants
If
is a 2×2 matrix with entries form a field F, then we define the determinant of A, denoted det(A) or |A|, to be the scalar ad − bc.
*Theorem 1: linear function for a single row.
*Theorem 2: nonzero determinant ⇔ invertible matrix
Theorem 1: The function det: M2×2(F) → F is a linear function of each row of a 2×2 matrix when the other row is held fixed. That is, if u,v, and w are in F² and k is a scalar, then
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Theorem 2: Let A
M2×2(F). Then thee deter minant of A is nonzero if and only if A is invertible. Moreover, if A is invertible, then
[edit] Diagonalization
Characteristic polynomial of a linear operator/matrix
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diagonalizable⇔basis of eigenvector
A linear operator T on a finite-dimensional vector space V is diagonalizable if and only if there exists an ordered basis β for V consisting of eigenvectors of T. Furthermore, if T is diagonalizable, β = v1,v2,...,vn is an ordered basis of eigenvectors of T, and D = [T]β then D is a diagonal matrix and Djj is the eigenvalue corresponding to vj for
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eigenvalue⇔det(A-λIn)=0
Let A∈Mn×n(F). Then a scalar λ is an eigenvalue of A if and only if det(A-λIn)=0
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characteristic polynomial
Let A∈Mn×n(F).
(a) The characteristic polynomial of A is a polynomial of degree n with leading coefficient(-1)n.
(b) A has at most n distinct eigenvalues.
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υ to λ⇔υ∈N(T-λI)
Let T be a linear operator on a vector space V, and let λ be an eigenvalue of T.
A vector υ∈V is an eigenvector of T corresponding to λ if and only if υ≠0 and υ∈N(T-λI).
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vi to λi⇔vi is linearly independent
Let T be alinear operator on a vector space V, and let λ1,λ2,...,λk, be distinct eigenvalues of T. If v1,v2,...,vk are eigenvectors of t such that λi corresponds to vi (
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characteristic polynomial splits
The characteristic polynomial of any diagonalizable linear operator splits.
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1≤dim(Eλ)≤m
Let T be alinear operator on a finite-dimensional vectorspace V, and let λ be an eigenvalue of T haveing multiplicity m. Then
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S=S1∪S2∪...∪Sk is linearly indenpendent
Let T e a linear operator on a vector space V, and let λ1,λ2,...,λk, be distinct eigenvalues of T. For each i = 1,2,...,k, let Si be a finite linearly indenpendent subset of the eigenspace
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is a linearly indenpendent subset of V.
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⇔T is diagonalizable
Let T be a linear operator on a finite-dimensional vector space V that the characteristic polynomial of T splits. Let λ1,λ2,...,λk be the distinct eigenvalues of T. Then
(a) T is diagonalizable if and only if the multiplicity of λi is equal to
for all i.
(b) If T is diagonalizable and βi is an ordered basis for
for each i, then
is an ordered basis2 for V consisting of eigenvectors of T.
Test for diagonlization
[edit] Inner Product Spaces
Inner product, standard inner product on Fn, conjugate transpose, adjoint, Frobenius inner product, complex/real inner product space, norm, length, conjugate linear, orthogonal, perpendicular, orthogonal, unit vector, orthonormal, normalizing.
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properties of linear product
Let V be an inner product space. Then for x,y,z\in V and c \in f, the following staements are true.
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(e) If
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V, then y = z.
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law of norm
Let V be an inner product space over F. Then for all x,y\in V and c\in F, the following statements are true.
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if and only if x = 0. In any case,
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(c)(Cauchy-Schwarz In equality)
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(d)(Triangle Inequality)
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orthonormal basis,Gram-schmidtprocess,Fourier coefficients,orthogonal complement,orthogonal projection
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span of orthogonal subset
Let V be an inner product space and S=\{v_1,v_2,...,v_k\} be an orthogonal subset of V consisting of nonzero vectors. If y∈span(S), then
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Gram-Schmidt process
Let V be an inner product space and S={w1,w2,...,wn} be a linearly independent subset of V. DefineS'={v1,v2,...,vn}, where v1 = w1 and
Then S' is an orhtogonal set of nonzero vectors such that span(S')=span(S).
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orthonormal basis
Let V be a nonzero finite-dimensional inner product space. Then V has an orthonormal basis β. Furthermore, if β ={v1,v2,...,vn} and x∈V, then
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W⊥ by orthonormal basis
Let W be a finite-dimensional subspace of an inner product space V, and let y∈V. Then there exist unique vectors u∈W and u∈W⊥ such that y = u + z. Furthermore, if {v1,v2,...,vk} is an orthornormal basis for W, then
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properties of orthonormal set
Suppose that S = {v1,v2,...,vk} is an orthonormal set in an n-dimensional inner product space V. Than
(a) S can be extended to an orthonormal basis {v1,v2,...,vk,vk + 1,...,vn} for V.
(b) If W=span(S), then S1 = {vk + 1,vk + 2,...,vn} is an orhtonormal basis for W⊥(using the preceding notation).
(c) If W is any subspace of V, then dim(V)=dim(W)+dim(W⊥).
Least squares approximation,Minimal solutions to systems of linear equations
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linear functional representation inner product
Let V be a finite-dimensional inner product space over F, and let g:V→F be a linear transformation. Then there exists a unique vector y∈ V such that
for all x∈ V.
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definition of T*
Let V be a finite-dimensional inner product space, and let T be a linear operator on V. Then there exists a unique function T*:V→V such that
for all x,y ∈ V. Furthermore, T* is linear
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[T*]β=[T]*β
Let V be a finite-dimensional inner product space, and let β be an orthonormal basis for V. If T is a linear operator on V, then
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properties of T*
Let V be an inner product space, and let T and U be linear operators onV. Then
(a) (T+U)*=T*+U*;
(b) (cT)*=
T* for any c∈ F;
(c) (TU)*=U*T*;
(d) T**=T;
(e) I*=I.
Corollary. Let A and B be n×nmatrices. Then
(a) (A+B)*=A*+B*;
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A* for any c∈ F;
(c) (AB)*=B*A*;
(d) A**=A;
(e) I*=I.
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Least squares approximation
Let A ∈ Mm×n(F) and y∈Fm. Then there exists x0 ∈ Fn such that (A * A)x0 = A * y and
for all x∈ Fn
Lemma 1. let A ∈ Mm×n(F), x∈Fn, and y∈Fm. Then
Lemma 2. Let A ∈ Mm×n(F). Then rank(A*A)=rank(A).
Corollary.(of lemma 2) If A is an m×n matrix such that rank(A)=n, then A*A is invertible.
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Minimal solutions to systems of linear equations
Let A ∈ Mm×n(F) and b∈ Fm. Suppose that Ax = b is consistent. Then the following statements are true.
(a) There existes exactly one minimal solution s of Ax = b, and s∈R(LA*).
(b) Ther vector s is the only solutin to Ax = b that lies in R(LA*); that is , if u satisfies (AA * )u = b, then s = A * u.
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[edit] References
- Linear Algebra 4th edition, by Stephen H. Friedberg Arnold J. Insel and Lawrence E. spence ISBN7040167336
- Linear Algebra 3rd edition, by Serge Lang (UTM) ISBN0387964126











