In this text, Meyer (mathematics, North Carolina State U.) circumvents the traditional definition-theorem-proof format by focusing on applications. He includes some of the more contemporary topics of applied linear algebra, uses modern concepts and notation, and accompanies theoretical developments with examples. The eight chapters cover linear equations, rectangular systems and echelon forms, matrix algebra, vector spaces, determinants, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Perron-Frobenius theory, and norms, inner products, and orthogonality. The included CD-ROM contains a searchable copy of the entire textbook and all solutions, as well as detailed information on topics mentioned in examples, references, thumbnail sketches and photographs of mathematicians, and a history of linear algebra and computing.