Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra

Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares

By Stephen Boyd,Lieven Vandenberghe | Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This groundbreaking textbook combines straightforward explanations with a wealth of practical examples to offer an innovative approach to teaching linear algebra. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, it covers the aspects of linear algebra vectors, matrices, and least squares that are needed for engineering applications, discussing examples across data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence, signal and image processing, tomography, navigation, control, and finance. The numerous practical exercises throughout allow students to test their understanding and translate their knowledge into solving realworld problems, with lecture slides, additional computational exercises in Julia and MATLAB, and data sets accompanying the book online at https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/vmls/. Suitable for both onesemester and onequarter courses, as well as selfstudy, this selfcontained text provides beginning students with the foundation they need to progress to more advanced study.

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ISBN 9781316518960

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This groundbreaking textbook combines straightforward explanations with a wealth of practical examples to offer an innovative approach to teaching linear algebra. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, it covers the aspects of linear algebra vectors, matrices, and least squares that are needed for engineering applications, discussing examples across data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence, signal and image processing, tomography, navigation, control, and finance. The numerous practical exercises throughout allow students to test their understanding and translate their knowledge into solving realworld problems, with lecture slides, additional computational exercises in Julia and MATLAB, and data sets accompanying the book online at https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/vmls/. Suitable for both onesemester and onequarter courses, as well as selfstudy, this selfcontained text provides beginning students with the foundation they need to progress to more advanced study.

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This groundbreaking textbook combines straightforward explanations with a wealth of practical examples to offer an innovative approach to teaching linear algebra. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, it covers the aspects of linear algebra vectors, matrices, and least squares that are needed for engineering applications, discussing examples across data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence, signal and image processing, tomography, navigation, control, and finance. The numerous practical exercises throughout allow students to test their understanding and translate their knowledge into solving realworld problems, with lecture slides, additional computational exercises in Julia and MATLAB, and data sets accompanying the book online at https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/vmls/. Suitable for both onesemester and onequarter courses, as well as selfstudy, this selfcontained text provides beginning students with the foundation they need to progress to more advanced study.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra?

Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes > Technology: general issues > Maths for engineers

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra?

Stephen Boyd,Lieven Vandenberghe

Who is the Publisher of the book Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra?

Cambridge University Press

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Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781316518960)