Applied Linear Algebra: Third Edition
Applied Linear Algebra: Third Edition
Applied Linear Algebra: Third Edition
BEN N O B L E
U N I V E R S I T Y OF W I S C O N S I N
and
J A M E S W. D A N I E L
U N I V E R S I T Y OF TEXAS AT A U S T I N
P R E N T I C E - H A L L / E n g l e w o o d C l i f f s , NJ 07632
Contents
PREFACE xi
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Equality, addition, and multiplication by a scalar 3
1.3 Matrix multiplication 8
1.4 Matrix inverses 21
1.5 Partitioned matrices 33
1.6 Miscellaneous problems 40
2.1 Introduction 42
2.2 Business competition: Markov chains 43
2.3 Population growth: powers of a matrix 50
2.4 Equilibrium in networks: linear equations 54
2.5 Oscillatory systems: eigenvalues 60
2.6 General modeling: least squares 66
2.7 Production planning: linear programs 73
2.8 Miscellaneous problems 79
3.1 Introduction 82
3.2 Solving equations by Gauss elimination 83
VII
viii Contents