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Tea Time Linear Algebra: Explorations in Mathematics
Leon Q. Brin
Leon Q. Brin, Southern Connecticut State University · Second edition, 2022; iReadAll reading adaptation v2 · English · Published 2022
An exploratory linear algebra textbook covering matrices, linear systems, vector spaces, orthogonality, eigenvalues, linear transformations and geometric applications, with exercises and selected answers.
- Learning stage
- College introduction
- Prerequisites
- Algebra and comfort with mathematical notation; proof-based work develops through the text.
- PDF pages
- 387 in this file
- Editorial review
- 2026-10-29
Contents
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Preface
Preface
About Tea Time Linear Algebra
About the Exercises
New in the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
I Matrix Mechanics
I Matrix Mechanics
Matrix Calculations
Row Operations
Matrix Algebra
II Matrix Abstraction
II Matrix Abstraction
Vector Spaces and Inner Product Spaces
Exploring Vector Spaces and Inner Product Spaces
III Applications
III Applications
Mathematical Applications
Further Applications
Solutions to Selected Exercises
Answers to Selected Exercises
Index
Bibliography
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Authors: Leon Q. Brin
Publisher: Leon Q. Brin, Southern Connecticut State University
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CC BY-SA 4.0; source code separately GPL v3 or later
Tea Time Linear Algebra: Explorations in Mathematics. Leon Q. Brin. Leon Q. Brin, Southern Connecticut State University. Second edition, 2022; iReadAll reading adaptation v2. CC BY-SA 4.0; source code separately GPL v3 or later. Original credits and exceptions retained.
Changes: One separately restricted M. C. Escher illustration is omitted; its caption, explanation and author-created geometric examples remain. Some unresolved bibliography markers, including [??] on physical page 281, are present in the original. Printed and accompanying source code retains GNU GPL v3-or-later terms. Original PDF reading only. This visibly identified iReadAll adaptation preserves all original teaching text, page geometry, other figures and credits. Source original and edit receipts are archived separately. No endorsement or independent image redistribution approval is implied.
Checked 2026-10-29