The book begins with a robust treatment of matrices. It moves beyond simple arithmetic into rank, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. For engineering students, particularly those in computer science and mechanical engineering, understanding diagonalization and quadratic forms is crucial. Jain and Iyengar explain these concepts with graded examples, starting from verification problems to proof-based questions.
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