I am actually taking a course (136.130-An introduction to vectors,
matrices, systems of linear equations and three-dimensional
geometry.[Vector Geometry and Linear Algebra]it uses the book by
anton)at the university of Manitoba. I would like to know of any
tutorial links,online texts,textbook solutions e.t.c that would help
me in this subject  N.B  i used exam cram but it had next to nothing.

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Request for Question Clarification by mathtalk-ga on 09 May 2004 09:11 PDT

Hi, my Main man:

Do you have access to any mathematical modelling packages like
Mathematica, Matlab, Maple, or Mathcad?

Many "interactive tutorials" will build on these foundations, instead
of starting from scratch with Java applets.  So please advise if these
are available to you.

regards, mathtalk-ga

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Clarification of Question by themainnigg-ga on 09 May 2004 10:07 PDT

I don't think the course requires those softwares,or will it?  I don't
have them and also  what do you mean by "starting from scatch using
jave aplets".

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Request for Question Clarification by mathtalk-ga on 09 May 2004 15:31 PDT

Many interactive demonstrations or "tutorials" available on the Web
will involve small software applications written in Java or other
scripting languages that run within the framework of your browser. 
Java is a general programming language, not specifically focused on
linear algebra, so developing such demos often involves a certain
amount of "reinventing the wheel".  Their attraction is that Java is
freely available on most platforms, and the "applets" distributed in
this fashion are highly portable.

regards, mathtalk-ga

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Clarification of Question by themainnigg-ga on 09 May 2004 21:14 PDT

thanks. If I'd be needing to understand any of those softwares,I guess
I could get them online because I don't have any of them.If the java
aplets would aid me in understanding the subject based on the course
outline. That would be cool then.

I have used books by Research and Education Associates for this and
other math subjects with a lot of sucess.  The books are quite large
(about 1,000 pages), but are well structured.  It is a problem book
organized by chapters.  Each chapter tackles a specific topic and has
problems in it.  Each problem is designed (from simplest to more
complex) to demonstrate an aspect of that topic.  The really nice
thing is that they work out each problem in little steps and to
completion with explanations.  Which is why the book is so long.  When
I was studying for Actuarial exams I liked these books better than
Schaum's study guides.  Schaums is another source, but they do not
work out each problem step by step; REA does.  I still use the books
to refer to some problem if I am having a problem remembering how to
do a particular thing.

thanks.I have searched for the book and even ordered it off amazon.but
and tutorial links,problem solution online I can read and interact
with will be the most helpful