From simulating complex phenomenon on supercomputers to storing the coordinates needed in modern 3D printing, data is a huge and growing part of our world. A major tool to manipulate and study this data is linear algebra. This book introduces concepts of matrix algebra with an emphasis on application, particularly in the fields of computer graphics and data mining. Readers will learn to make an image transparent, compress an image and rotate a 3D wireframe model. In data mining, readers will use linear algebra to read zip codes on envelopes and encrypt sensitive information.
The books details methods behind web search, utilized by such companies as Google, and algorithms for sports ranking which have been applied to creating brackets for March Madness and predict outcomes in FIFA World Cup soccer. The book can serve as its own resource or to supplement a course on linear algebra.
| ISBN: | 9780883856499 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 2015 |
| Author: | Timothy P Chartier |
| Publisher: | MAA Press an imprint of American Mathematical Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 136 pages |
| Series: | Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library |
| Genres: |
Algebra Algebraic geometry |
From simulating complex phenomenon on supercomputers to storing the coordinates needed in modern 3D printing, data is a huge and growing part of our world. A major tool to manipulate and study this data is linear algebra. This book introduces concepts of matrix algebra with an emphasis on application, particularly in the fields of computer graphics and data mining. Readers will learn to make an image transparent, compress an image and rotate a 3D wireframe model. In data mining, readers will use linear algebra to read zip codes on envelopes and encrypt sensitive information.
The books details methods behind web search, utilized by such companies as Google, and algorithms for sports ranking which have been applied to creating brackets for March Madness and predict outcomes in FIFA World Cup soccer. The book can serve as its own resource or to supplement a course on linear algebra.
When Life Is Linear features in the following genres: Algebra, Algebraic geometry
When Life Is Linear is available in Paperback
When Life Is Linear was written by Timothy P Chartier and published by MAA Press an imprint of American Mathematical Society
When Life Is Linear has 136 pages
Yes it is part of Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library series