By
G. Stewart, The University of Texas, Austin
Description
Numerical linear algebra is far too broad a subject to treat in a single introductory volume. Stewart has chosen to treat algorithms for
solving linear systems, linear least squares problems, and eigenvalue problems involving matrices whose elements can all be contained
in the high-speed storage of a computer. By way of theory, the author has chosen to discuss the theory of norms and perturbation theory
for linear systems and for the algebraic eigenvalue problem. These choices exclude, among other things, the solution of large sparse
linear systems by direct and iterative methods, linear programming, and the useful Perron-Frobenious theory and its extensions. However,
a person who has fully mastered the material in this book should be well prepared for independent study in other areas of numerical linear
algebra.
Audience:
Undergraduate and graduate students studying mathematics.
