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Review title: Incomprehensible 'Introductory' text
Product review: The text tries to cover far too much material, and makes too many assumptions about prior knowledge of linear algebra for an 'introductory' book. Further, the author seems to labour under the belief that deciphering Matlab code is the most intuitive way to understand complex mathematical ideas. Explanations are scant, and often sketchy. There are several concepts in the book that could each fill semester long maths courses, but are treated in two page sections. It is a real shame that this book was chosen for the course, because it has left me with little understanding (or appreciation, for that matter) of the material it attempts to cover.
