For courses in Linear Algebra. Concepts and skills for future careers Linear Algebra and Its Applications is a contemporary introduction with broad, relevant applications. Concepts such as linear independence, vector space and linear transformations require time to digest, and students' understanding of them is vital. The authors make these concepts more accessible by introducing them early in a familiar, concrete Rn setting, developing them gradually, and returning to them throughout the text so that students can grasp them when they are discussed in the abstract. The 6th Edition offers exciting new material, examples and online resources, along with new topics, vignettes and applications.