Linear Algebra Book Recommendations

[hotcommodity]

I'm wondering if anyone here can recommend a good book on things like transformations, operators, bases, and vectorspaces. I had trouble with this subject matter when I took linear algebra, not just understaing the material but picturing it as well. Any recommendations appreciated.

 

[Kummer]

Nicalous Bourbaki

 

[hotcommodity]

And the title of the book I should be looking for is?..

 

[cogito²]

I'm not quite sure what level you're looking for, but I think Axler's Linear Algebra Done Right is pretty good. It's designed for an advanced undergraduate linear algebra course. It's pretty good at giving you a better understanding of the subject, but if you're looking more towards applying it (outside of mathematics), it may not be the right book for you.

 

[hotcommodity]

I'm not looking to apply it so much, just to get a good understanding of it. Other students in my linear class seemed to grasp the concepts quite easily, I think it may be due to the fact that they had taken discrete mathematics, tho' I'm not too sure. I hate to ignore the material and to have a crude understanding of it. I appreciate the recommendation, I'll check it out.

 

[morphism]

There was a recent thread you might find useful: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=176536