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Who and when proved Artin's Theorem on alternative rings?
I am interested in the history of the proof of Artin's Theorem (on the diassociativity of alternative rings).
Question. When has Artin proved this theorem and where was it published for the first ...
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Reference request: Oldest linear algebra books with exercises?
Inspired by the recent success of my "soft question" here, I also have to ask, what are some of the oldest linear algebra books out there with exercises? I'm fine with or without solutions, either way....
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Do we know what the impulse to "introduce" the Jordan canonical form was?
Mo-ers,
Do you know how it was that the study of the Jordan canonical form began?
There are certain things that may be said once one has thought about the matter: for instance, one can say that the ...
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On the basis of a finite dimensional vector space (revised)
Revision in response to the comments to earlier version:
To introduce the notion of a basis of a finite dimensional vector space over an arbitrary field $\Lambda$, without performing any computation ...
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Linear Algebra classic books [closed]
I'm learning linear algebra at the moment, so I'm looking for some great old classic books. Something like Fermat's or Gauss books of some great mathematians.
I don't really like the nowadays books ...