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Title: Too much theory, and confuses vectors with matrix operations
Review: Honestly, I would have never known that there was a better way to do this if I hadn't had to drop this class last fall for medical reasons, then retake it this spring with different prof. and different book. This d____ed book goes out of its way to make things confusing, causing too much memorization, and intertwines what a vector space is with matrix operations. It really does not have to be this confusing. Further, the guy does not teach you how to do proofs, but then requires you to do them in homework. He doesn't teach you where to start from, or what to think of when doing a proof. Linear Algebra is a tough class to begin with. It is known to be abstract and theoretical. Lay does not need to make an already challenging subject more challenging by presenting it in such a confusing way. Thank God I had to drop last fall. I'd have gotten a C or a D (and I'm a straight A student) if I'd had to stick with the Lay book.
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