Saturday, October 24, 2015

Review: A First Course in Linear Algebra: Study Guide for the Undergraduate Linear Algebra Course

A First Course in Linear Algebra: Study Guide for the Undergraduate Linear Algebra Course A First Course in Linear Algebra: Study Guide for the Undergraduate Linear Algebra Course by Mohammed Kaabar
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

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Any work that advertises itself as a “first course” should be comprehensive on fundamentals for the topic at hand and self-contained enough to not require additional introductory texts on the same topic. This text reads like unfinished lecture notes that cannot be presented to or relied upon by a student without the preface of detailed lecture or another, more complete text. The subtitle of “study guide” fits better. This could be a checklist for a student looking for self-assessment.
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