TY - BOOK AU - Rao,A.Ramachandra AU - Bhimasankaram,P. TI - Linear algebra T2 - Texts and Readings in Mathematics SN - 8185931615 U1 - 512.5 23 PY - 2000/// CY - New Delhi PB - Hindustan Book Agency KW - Algebra KW - Linear Algebra N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 0. Preliminaries -- 1. Vector spaces -- 2. Algebra of matrices -- 3. Rank and inverse -- 4. Elementary operations and reduced forms -- 5. Linear equations -- 6. Determinations -- 7. Inner product and orthogonality -- 8. Eigenvalues -- 9. Quadratic forms N2 - This book follows the approach of The Indian School, led by C.R. Rao and S.K. Mitra, and develops the elementary parts of matrix theory, exploiting the properties of row and column spaces of matrices. Rank-factorization, generalized inverses, and singular value are also explained ER -