Books by I.M. Gelfand

The need for improved mathematics education at the high school and college levels has never been more apparent than in the 1990s. Teachers of mathematics will find here a fresh understanding of the subject and a valuable path to the training of students in mathematical concepts and skills.

Prominent Russian mathematician's concise, well-written exposition considers: n-dimensional spaces, linear and bilinear forms, linear transformations, canonical form of an arbitrary linear transformation, introduction to tensors, more. Not designed as an introductory text. 1961 edition.

The need for improved mathematics education at the high school and college levels has never been more apparent than in the 1990's. Teachers of mathematics will find here a fresh understanding of the subject and a valuable path to the training of students in mathematical concepts and skills.

The best way to deal with them is: Solve the problem by yourself - compare your solution with the solution in the book (if it exists) - go to the next problem. Adding three apples to five apples is the same as adding five apples to three - apples do not disappear and we get eight of them in both cases.