This new edition also increases the use of the minimal polynomial to provide cleaner proofs of multiple results. Also, over 250 new exercises have been added. The novel approach taken here banishes determinants to the end of the book.
Richard Noss studied mathematics at the University of Sussex, receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1971 and his MPhil (in the field of Geometric Topology) two years later.
The third edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook is suitable for teaching all the mathematics for an undergraduate course in any of the physical sciences.