Steven J. Leon
Chancellor Professor Emeritus
Specializations:
Scientific Computing, Linear Algebra, and Numerical Optimization
Contact Info
SLEON@UMASSD.EDU
Center for Scientific Computing & Visualization Research
Books
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Linear Algebra with Applications 9th Edition
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US Edition -
Pearson Companion Web site for the 9th edition
Additional Web resources are available for the 9th edition using this link. Two supplementary online chapters can also be downloaded from the Pearson Web site or from the links below.
- Supplemental Chapters: (Click on chapter title to download)
Chapter_8_Iterative_Methods
Chapter_9_Canonical Forms
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Leon8Errata
For those still using the 8th edition of the book, the link above provides a list of the errata we have discovered. We will provide a similar link for the 9th edition once we actually find some items that need to be corrected. If you discover any errata in the 9th edition, please send them to Steve Leon so that corrections can be made in later printings of the book.
- Supplemental Chapters: (Click on chapter title to download)
- Companion manuals (partial list)
All companion manuals listed below are available at little or no extra charge when
ordered as a bundle with the 8th edition. To order a 2-book bundles use the link,
Leon 8e packages, or contact your Pearson sales representative to obtain the ISBN
for the bundle.
- ATLAST Computer Exercises for Linear Algebra, 2nd ed.
by Steven J. Leon, Eugene Herman, and Richard Faulkenberry.
- Student Study Guide, 9E by Steven J. Leon.
- Visualizing Linear Algebra using Maple by Sandra Keith
- Understanding Linear Algebra using MATLAB by Irwin and Margaret Kleinfeld
- Linear Algebra Labs with MATLAB, 3rd ed. by David R. Hill and David E. Zitarelli
- A Maple Supplement for Linear Algebraby John Maloney
- ATLAST Computer Exercises for Linear Algebra, 2nd ed.
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Previous Editions of the Linear Algebra Book
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| First edition | Second Edition | Third edition | Fourth edition |
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| Fifth edition | Sixth edition | Seventh edition | Eighth edition |
- Translations
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| Armenian edition (2nd) |
Spanish edition (3rd) |
Portuguese edition (4th) |
Indonesian edition (5th) |
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| Korean edition (5th) |
Korean Edition (6th) | Korean edition (7th) |
Korean edition (8th) |
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| Taiwan Chinese ed (6th) | Taiwan Chinese ed (7th) | Taiwan Chinese ed (8th) | Portuguese edition (8th) |
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| Chinese Mainland China (7th) |
Mainland China (8th) |
Mainland China (9th) |
9th Chinese back cover |
- International Editions
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| 3rd International | * 4th International | 5th International | 6th International |
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| 6th International | 7th International | 7th International | 7th International |
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8th International |
8th International | 8th International | 9th Global Edition |
- Custom Editions
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| 1st UC Irvine edition | 2nd UC Irvine edition | 3rd UC Irvine edition |
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| Leon & Colley, Texas A & M ed | Arizona State edition |
* I do not own a copy of the 4th International edition pictured above. There may be additional translations, international editions, or custom editions that I do not know about. If you have information or cover scans of editions not pictured above please send them to me. I would like to obtain copies of any missing books to add to my collection. If you have a copy of an edition that I need for my collection and would like to sell or trade it, let me know. In trade I can offer an unused hard cover copy of the 9th edition of the book.
Book Calendars
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the publication of Linear Algebra with Applications we made up a special linear algebra calendar for the year 2010. The calendar featured covers from various editions of the book. We have now included linear algebra calendars for the years 2011 and 2012.
LACalendar2010
LACalendar2011
LACalendar2012
Professional Activities and Ongoing Projects
- Advisory Editor for IMAGE, The Bulletin of the International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS)
- Member of ILAS Education Committee
- Member of the MAA At-Large Committee on Linear Algebra
- Serving as one of two SIAM representatives on the Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize Committee
- ATLAST Project
Past Events
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International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS) Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, June 2013
Local organizing committee: Tom Bella, URI, Vadim Olshevsky, UConn, Steven Leon, UMass Dartmouth,
Misha Kilmer, Tufts University
Invited minisymposium on Linear Algebra Education organized by Avi Berman, Sang Gu Lee, and Steven Leon -
Third Annual New England Numerical Analysis Conference,
UMass Dartmouth, April 16, 2011Featured speakers included Gil Strang, MIT, Ilse Ipsen, North Carolina State University, and Homer Walker, WPI
Organizing Committee: Steve Leon (Chair), Yanlai Chen, Cheng Wang -
Gene Golub Memorial Conference
UMass Dartmouth, February 29 and March 1, 2008
A tribute to Gene H. Golub (1932-2007), Pioneer in Computational Mathematics
Golub_Conference_Program
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