iota Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hi Where are the recommended text for level-1 courses in Matrix Algebra, Linear Algebra & Real analysis? And are these maths courses important in graduate Econ? Thank you Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leguan Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 there is an excellent thread out there with books for self-study and 'typical' math books, it should be easy to find (something along the lines 'good books for self-study'). as for graduate study, real analysis is probably the only one of what you mentioned that is not crucial, but will still help you tremendously (both in terms of admission and survival). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leguan Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 http://www.www.urch.com/forums/phd-economics/105715-books-study.html for instance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I am confused -- what is the difference between matrix algebra and linear algebra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I am confused -- what is the difference between matrix algebra and linear algebra? "Matrix algebra" is the first 2 chapters from your linear algebra book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zshfryoh1 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I am confused -- what is the difference between matrix algebra and linear algebra? Sometimes the terms are used interchangeably. However, usually matrix algebra is used in reference to a more basic course covering basic matrix operations, such as addition, multiplication, determinants and maybe inversion, while linear algebra is used in reference to a more rigorous course covering vector spaces, eigenvalues/eigenvectors, transforms and decompositions. Harry Lime's definition is pretty much the same as mine but funnier (as it always is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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