David C. Lay
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Description
David Clark Lay holds a B.A. from Aurora University (Illinois), and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles. David Lay has been an educator and research mathematician since 1966, mostly at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has also served as a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam, the Free University in Amsterdam, and the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He published more than 30 research articles on functional analysis and linear algebra, in addition to authoring or co-authoring six books. As a founding member of the NSF-sponsored Linear Algebra Curriculum Study Group, David Lay was a leader in the movement to modernize the linear algebra curriculum. David Lay received four university awards for teaching excellence, including the title of Distinguished Scholar—Teacher of the University of Maryland in 1996. He also served on many committees in the Mathematics Department, on campus, and in the mathematical community. He retired in 1999. Source: [About the Author](
Books
Linear algebra and its applications
Álgebra lineal y sus aplicaciones
El libro proporciona un apoyo sustancial tanto para la ensenanza como para el uso de la tecnologia en el curso. El texto presenta una introduccion elemental moderna al algebra lineal y una amplia seleccion de interesantes aplicaciones. Cuenta con una gran cantidad de materiales en linea para alumnos y profesoresRealiza una vision moderna de la multiplicacion de matrices Seleccion de aplicaciones para ilustrar el poder del algebra lineal para simplificar los calculos en diversas areas