This new edition of Matrix Methods emphasizes applications to Jordan-canonical forms, differential equations, and least squares. The revision now includes an entire new chapter on inner products, additional material on elementary row applications, and hundreds of new exercises.

Provides an introduction to the functional approach to programming
Emphasizes the problem to be solved, not the programming language
Takes the view that all computer programs are a definition of a function
Includes exercises for each chapter
Requires at least a high school algebra level of mathematical sophistication
A self-contained work
Can be used as a pre-programming language introduction to the mathematics of computing

About the Author

Richard Bronson is a Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University and is Senior Executive Assistant to the President. Ph.D., in Mathematics from Stevens Institute of Technology. He has written several books and numerous articles on Mathematics. He has served as Interim Provost of the Metropolitan Campus, and has been Acting Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at the university in New Jersey

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