The Linear Algebra Survival Guide

Download or read book The Linear Algebra Survival Guide written by Fred Szabo and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Linear Algebra Survival Guide offers a concise introduction to the difficult core topics of linear algebra, guiding you through the powerful graphic displays and visualization of Mathematica that make the most abstract theories seem simple - allowing you to tackle realistic problems using simple mathematical manipulations. This resource is therefore a guide to learning the content of Mathematica in a practical way, enabling you to manipulate potential solutions/outcomes, and learn creatively. No starting knowledge of the Mathematica system is required to use the book. Desktop, laptop, web-based versions of Mathematica are available on all major platforms. Mathematica Online for tablet and smartphone systems are also under development and increases the reach of the guide as a general reference, teaching and learning tool. - Includes computational oriented information that complements the essential topics in linear algebra. - Presents core topics in a simple, straightforward way with examples for exploring computational illustrations, graphics, and displays using Mathematica. - Provides numerous examples of short code in the text, which can be modified for use with exercises to develop graphics displays for teaching, learning, and demonstrations.

Download or read book Actuaries' Survival Guide written by Fred Szabo and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you like to do with your life? What career would allow you to fulfill your dreams of success? If you like mathematics—and the prospect of a highly mobile, international profession—consider becoming an actuary. Szabo's Actuaries' Survival Guide, Second Edition explains what actuaries are, what they do, and where they do it. It describes exciting combinations of ideas, techniques, and skills involved in the day-to-day work of actuaries. This second edition has been updated to reflect the rise of social networking and the internet, the progress toward a global knowledge-based economy, and the global expansion of the actuarial field that has occurred since the first edition. - Includes details on the new structures of the Society of Actuaries' (SOA) and Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) examinations, as well as sample questions and answers - Presents an overview of career options, includes profiles of companies & agencies that employ actuaries. - Provides a link between theory and practice and helps readers understand the blend of qualitative and quantitative skills and knowledge required to succeed in actuarial exams - Includes insights provided by over 50 actuaries and actuarial students about the actuarial profession - Author Fred Szabo has directed the Actuarial Co-op Program at Concordia for over fifteen years

Download or read book Algebra Survival Guide written by Josh Rappaport and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains reproducible pages of practice problems designed to help students improve their algebra skills, covering number properties and sets, positive and negative numbers, absolute value, radicals, equations, and other topics.

Download or read book Linear Algebra with Mathematica, Student Solutions Manual written by Fred Szabo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-09-07 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces interested readers, practitioners, and researchers to Mathematica$ methods for solving practical problems in linear algebra. It contains step-by-step solutions of problems in computer science, economics, engineering, mathematics, statistics, and other areas of application. Each chapter contains both elementary and more challenging problems, grouped by fields of application, and ends with a set of exercises. Selected answers are provided in an appendix. The book contains a glossary of definitions and theorem, as well as a summary of relevant Mathematica$ tools. Applications of Linear Algebra$ can be used both in laboratory sessions and as a source of take-home problems and projects. Concentrates on problem solving and aims to increase the readers' analytical skills Provides ample opportunities for applying theoretical results and transferring knowledge between different areas of application; Mathematica plays a key role in this process Makes learning fun and builds confidence Allows readers to tackle computationally challenging problems by minimizing the frustration caused by the arithmetic intricacies of numerical linear algebra

Download or read book Maths: A Student's Survival Guide written by Jenny Olive and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-18 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998.

Download or read book Linear Algebra with Maple, Lab Manual written by Fred Szabo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2001-08-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linear Algebra: An Introduction Using MAPLE is a text for a first undergraduate course in linear algebra. All students majoring in mathematics, computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry, economics, statistics, actuarial mathematics and other such fields of study will benefit from this text. The presentation is matrix-based and covers the standard topics for a first course recommended by the Linear Algebra Curriculum Study Group. The aim of the book is to make linear algebra accessible to all college majors through a focused presentation of the material, enriched by interactive learning and teaching with MAPLE. Development of analytical and computational skills is emphasized throughout Worked examples provide step-by-step methods for solving basic problems using Maple The subject's rich pertinence to problem solving across disciplines is illustrated with applications in engineering, the natural sciences, computer animation, and statistics

Download or read book Algebra Survival Guide Workbook written by Josh Rappaport and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Algebra Survival Guide Workbook" presents thousands of practice problems (and their answers) to help students master algebra. Each problem set focuses like a laser beam on a particular algebra skill, then offers ample practice problems. Answers are conveniently displayed in the back. -- From product description.