Handbook of Linear Algebra
 
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Leslie Hogben, Iowa State University, Editor

Richard Brualdi, University of Wisconsin (Madison), Associate Editor
Anne Greenbaum, University of Washington, Associate Editor
Roy Mathias, University of Birmingham (England), Associate Editor

Published by CRC Press, 2006.
Available from CRC Press and Amazon.

(to report an error or suggest an additional fact, send e-mail to Leslie Hogben with HLA in subject heading)

Handbook of Linear Algebra (HLA) covers the major topics of linear algebra at both the graduate and undergraduate level, including numerical linear algebra and combinatorial linear algebra, as well as its applications, and software packages for linear algebra computations, all in an easy-to-use handbook format.   HLA takes the reader from the very elementary aspects of the subject to the frontiers of current research, and its format (consisting of a number of independent chapters each organized in the same standard way) should make this book accessible to readers with divergent backgrounds.

There are five main parts to this book.  The first part (Chapters 1 - 26) covers the linear algebra; the second (Chapters 27-36) and third (Chapters 37-49) cover, respectively, combinatorial and numerical linear algebra, two important branches of the subject.  Applications of linear algebra to other disciplines, both inside and outside of mathematics, comprise the fourth part of the book (Chapters 50-70).  Part five (Chapters 71-77) addresses software packages useful for linear algebra computations. There are also a 40 page Glossary and a Notation Index, in addition to an Index. 

Each chapter is written by a different author or team of authors, who are experts on the area covered
by the chapter. Each chapter includes a list of references and is divided into sections,  which are organized into the following uniform format:
 Linearization often enables difficult problems to be estimated by more manageable linear ones, making the Handbook of Linear Algebra essential reading for professionals who deal with an assortment of mathematical problems.