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This book totally helps!
Being a mathophobe, I was terrified when I registered for the class.But since I had to buy this book for my math class, then math all of a sudden was really easy!I actually understood the WORD problems with ease and what not!!The only thing that keeps me from giving it a 5 star rating is that there are many typos in the book, especially in chapter 6.2:there are at least three typos in this specific area if and when you are assigned the odd problems; and what's more, if you want a good laugh, check out pages 455-456.You'll see what I mean!

Buy this book now!
I am a 34 year old student that has struggled with math my entire life. I have failed many math classes in college because I just did not clearly understand how to do the math problems. I enrolled at Harbor College in Willmington, CA this fall 2003 and purchased this required book. To my amazement, this book is written in a way that a dummie like me can easily learn all the lessons. I now have a class grade of 95 and FINALLY because of this book, I can do algebra word problems, and I understand how to check them. I am even tutoring some of my classmates, WOW! thats not too bad for a dummie! I thank the author for creating the best prealgebra book I have ever seen. It is written STEP-BY-STEP and in the most basic format that can be explained. Please only purchase this book. You will not be dissapointed and you will pass prealgebra. All thanks to K. Elayn Martin-Gay, what a job you did putting the book together!

Substantial, and Rich exercises
This workbook is packed with a lot of examples and rich exercises; which are presented in incremental development fashion.My two children, 10 and 11 year old, have high math aptitude; two grades beyond their average level. I bought this workbook to help them in the transition to algebra and trigonometry.Theyare able to go thru most of these execises in one summer.I must admit the quality of the lessons and exercises have this quite enjoyable and intuitive for my children to absorb. ... Read more

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useful text for an undergrad course
Hilariously, I found this book in a local library, in the section devoted to primary school and high school maths. I guess the "Algebra" in the title suggested this location to some librarian. Anyhow, not to worry. I informed the library and they will reshelve this book in a better place.
Excellent for an introductory abstract algebra book
This is a great book.It's introductory, appropriate for undergrads taking abstract algebra for the first time, but at the same time, it is also very comprehensive, useful for graduate students.Although it explains the material in great depth and at a relatively slow pace, it does so in a logically sound manner so that it can lead the reader to develop mathematical maturity.Like many more advanced books, it has good cross-references, helping people to develop connections between the different parts of the material, and allowing the reader to jump around once she has mastered the basics.
too wordy
This book is a standard one for graduate-level algebra courses.I practically wore mine out over a year-long course, and came to know it intimately.Dummit and Foote is a book that teaches via wordy explanations and lots of examples.Of course, examples are very important.However, the explanations are often muddled and not clear (e.g. see tensor products).They frequently relegate important theorems or definitions to the exercises, and the organization is poor.Consequently, it can be very hard to find things later when you might need them.Also, the bindings on this book frequently fail.My book fell apart very quickly, and I know other students who had the same problem.I recommend Rotman's Advanced Modern Algebra instead of Dummit and Foote. ... Read more

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Excellent Math Textbook
This is one of the best math textbooks I have come across. I used this book for two graduate level courses in Linear Algebra and found it wonderful. Strang divides Linear Algebra into 2 halves - the first half revolves around the solutions to the equation Ax=B and includes vector spaces and orthogonality. The second half is about eigenvalues and positive definiteness. The two halves are connected together by determinants. The book is very informally written and the author places emphasis on intuitive understanding rather than just proofs and equations. Highly recommended along with Strang's video lectures.

Excellent Linear Algebra book to supplement Prof Strang's Video lectures
Well, this book has a peculiar feature. It seems to be a good book when read alone. But if one reads this book along with Prof. Strang's video lectures from OCW MIT, it becomes the best book for linear algebra. The best way to learn a new subject is to learn from an authentic source. I strongly believe in the complete authenticity of this book to enrich Linear Algebra knowledge in the reader. This book is an exceptional resource for any engineering student irrespective of the discipline. I wish Prof. Strang writes more books on related areas and supplements them with his thoughtful video lectures.

This book is worth the Wronskian of two linearly dependentfunctions
I am sure he is an amazing mathematician, but I found this book to be the most horrible linear book I have ever seen. The text that was bolded and italicized was inconsistent and therefore very confusing especially in a book which employs bold face to denote specific mathematical qualities. Furthermore, the conversational style and lack of fluidity had a synergy that would drive even the craziest mathematician crazier. I would reco Lay's or Pooles or Bronson's (this might be my favorite because it is proof intensive). Again, he is a better mathematician than I will ever be, even if he was wasted, but I would not reco this book to any first semester linear student, go for one of the aforementioned authors. ... Read more

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A classic
In certain ways, this book has been both a bane and a boon to my career as a computational mathematician.Way back in 1989, I had the mixed experience of taking a course in Numerical Analysis from Brian Smith at the University of New Mexico.Prof. Smith taught that course exclusively from this book (actually, from the 2nd edition).As a college sophomore, I was terribly out of my depth, but I managed to do okay.Later, I had the opportunity to study under Gene Golub at Stanford, although I was certainly not one of his better students :)Naturally, Prof. Golub also taught pretty much exclusively from this book, by the way, he is a gifted mathematician and wonderful instructor, and a real gentleman.Between these experiences, I'd say I became extremely familar with the contents of this book.
The standard reference
First, this isn't Numerical Recipes. If you're looking for cut&paste code, you're just looking in the wrong place. This is for people who need a deep understanding of the computational issues, and are going to put a lot of time into an implementation. It's for people who are completely at ease with linear algebra, standard matrix-oriented problems, and dense mathematical notation.
Misbound
I ordered this book new but it was misbound, apparently during publication. In my first order, the book was missing the end of Chapter 12, had two indices, and had the final references buried in the middle of another chapter; the replacement book from Amazon had similar faults -- the end of chapter 12 was again missing, there was no index, and chapter four was in the place of the end of chapter 12.
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Beautiful Scaffolding
Linear algebra is the Babel language of sciences, this book helps you to get proficient in speaking it. Clear-cut presentation, mathematical rigor and historical gossip is in such an unison, that you'll crave for a sequel. This is the 18-th 5-star rating, you shouldn't hesitate any more!

One of the best introductory (modern) books I know.
If you need to learn Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory, your best starting point is this book.
a must buy...
Although titled as Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra, this book is one of the clearest treatments of pure linear algebra in general. Most of the theorems are proved and the proofs are very well motivated. There are no hand-waving arguments yet it is very easy to follow all the material contained. I also noticed that this book provides a smooth transition to introductory functional analysis for those who already possess the adequate real analysis background.
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Worry free service
Not too long after getting the confirmation that my payment went through ok, I got an email from Raerae313 letting me know that she would be shipping out the book I ordered.Not many sellers will let you know if they ever received payment for it.You are left worrying until the book finally shows up at your door step. It was a great experience and I received her book long before any of the others that i had purchased on the same day.I will look forward to buying from her again if she has anymore books I need.

An unnecessary revision to previous editions.
This is an easy to use book, but I've checked the third and fourth editions, and except for different equations, the content is the same. My instructor said it made no difference which edition I used, so I went withthe third one. ... Read more

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Came in a good condition and very timely shipping
Came in a good condition and very timely shipping

Best math textbook I ever used!
After going back into this book more and more I can only revise my opinion upward. Sullivan covers almost every topic before calculus and does it in a very straightforward manner. The text has rigor proving many important statements but this is never used in sacrifice of understanding. The student solution manual is also great and highly recomended. A great text and reference book. ... Read more

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Try something else
I had this book for my Statistics I class. I've read every bit of the instruction on the book (I read everything not just what's on homework). At the end I realised I learned nothing I was still confused. Unless you have a good instructor to follow you through every step, you should skip it. This is NOT something for at home students.

Clear and well-organized, but compromised
Triola's book is, for the most part, an excellent choice for an intro stats course. As an instructor, I find it relatively easy to work with, and the included STATDISK gives students many opportunities to analyze large sets of data without having to enter hundreds of values into calculators or computers. It also contains a lot of examples taken from actual data sets; this is the text that will deflect that ubiquitous "what's this useful for in real life" question from students. A few issues, though, dog the book. In order of importance:
Outstanding Textbook
I teach statistics at 2 colleges.I use this book.It is outstanding in its clarity and mathematical depth. Students with strong math backgrounds will appreciate the fine logic developed by this book as it explains statistics.The word problems are outstanding and relevant to applications acrossbroad fields of interests.The examples are explained thoroughly. This book is very well priced for the student who is struggling to pay tuition, fees, etc.Highly recommend this book to all serious students. ... Read more

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I have used this book for College Classes.
This book is OK. The graphics are great but the concepts are not layed out in the best possible format. Several times I got confused at what the book was saying and had to take it to my teacher. If you have a good teacher though, this is a great book.

good stuff
Very good condition, and the main thing is i saved $83 thru here as opposed to actually buying it for a lot more at the bookstore. I was able 2 get this in 3 days which was not bad.
great service
I got the book in 3 days, as promised. Great service. Would recommend it. Thank You. ... Read more

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Not for the uninitiated
I bought this book hoping to learn about matrix analyis. I did not. Thisbook is simply a reference manual with plenty of theorems, axioms etc. withlittle explanation. They give it to you rough and row. NOT A SINGLE SOLVEDEXAMPLE, and not evensolutions for the exercises given in the book areprovided. If you intend to learn about matrix analysis, as I did, let notthe 5 stars review mislead you. Don't make the same mistake, this book isnot for you.

An encyclopedic reference for matrix analysis and linear alg
Horn and Johnson's MATRIX ANALYSIS is simply a masterpiece. You can findeach and every result in matrix analysis along with it's proof in thisbook. Look at their companion volume "Topics in Matrix Analysis"too. Some of these results cannot be found elsewhere.

Excellent book.... for the initiated
Horn and Johnson has written an excellent reference book onsomewhat-advanced linear algebra (from the point of view of an engineer).There's a lot of treasures in this book, but this book is NOT for beginninglinear algebra. Rather, it is written as a handy reference to review andlearn certain topics in linear algebra.Read more

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A real page turner.One of the most exciting works today.
The plot is intricate, and the mystery deepens until the last few pages of the text.The authors richly deserve the highest praise for their tireless efforts. ... Read more

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The way to learn algebra
Most critisism of the book are based in the fact that topic are not treated in deep, and the reason is that there is no need to do that. Lang's porpouse is to introduce the reader to HIGHER ALGEBRA, while for example Dummit & Foote just end in Category Theory or Homological Algebra. He just introduce what he consider necessary to know about groups. Of course, if your porpouse is to learn, let's say Group Cohomology, then its good for you to know as much as possible about groups, modules and stuff, but Lang's try to focus on what HE consider is important to be known.
4pro
It is one of the brilliant classics, must have for every advanced algebraist. Probably you will not find here such nouveau labyrinths of mathematical thought as in Beta Algebra by Algirdas Javtokas (which in my opinion is a revolutionary book), but it is unvaluable for seminars or supplementary material for algebra courses.

This book grows on you.
When I examined this book as an undergraduate I did not like it; often this is a sign that a book is poorly written, but in this case I just needed more background.Now I see this text as a gold-mine: clearly written, provocative, and rich in examples.
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