Re: linear algebra



In <1138664969.241506.36060@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on
01/30/2006
at 03:49 PM, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx said:

>i'm thinking of learning about matrices. is linear algebra pretty
>much the branch of math that covers them?

Matrices are important in some applications of Linear Algebra, but are
mostly a side issue. A good course in Linear Algebra will give you the
background to understand computations involving matrices.

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