Where: Parker 320
When: MWF 9-10am.
Who: Professor Tin-Yau Tam, 221 Parker Hall, 844-6572, tamtiny@auburn.edu
Text: Matrix Theory: Basic Results and Techniques, Springer; 2nd Edition (August 31, 2011) by Fuzhen Zhang. We will cover some basic chapters of the book.
I have recently written a book review on this text and it appeared in Linear Algebra and its Applications 437 (2012) 1426-1427. You may need to use Auburn VPN if you view it off campus.
The book by P. R. Halmos, Finite dimensional vector spaces, 2nd ed, Princeton, N.J., Van Nostrand Company, 1958, is a good one for basic material. Now it is published by Springer. See Amazon
Reference books for further studies:
1. R. Bhatia, Matrix Analysis, Springer, New York, 1997.
2. R. A. Horn and C.R. Johnson, Matrix Analysis, Cambridge University Press, 1990. A new edition just appeared.
Recommended Reading on reading mathematics: How to read mathematics by Shai Simonson and Fernando Gouveau. It talks about the language of mathematics and how best to approach it
Key to the Homeworks - to be posted (password required to access).
Grades:
Grades are determined by the performance of the homeworks (30%), presentations
and tests/quizzes (30%) and the final exam (40%). See AU Attendence and Makeup policy
under Student Policy eHandbook
.