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I would like to study this subject on my own before taking it at my college so I can be "up to speed" on day one. What text do you recommend?
 
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i have written two of them, on my webpage,

rev.lin.alg, and notes for math 4050:

http://www.math.uga.edu/~roy/

these are free. if you want to buy one, one of the best is by hoffman and kunze.

Linear Algebra
Hoffman, Kenneth; Kunze, Ray



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