This innovative textbook offers a clear approach to linear algebra, covering vectors, matrices, and least squares for engineering applications. It includes practical examples from data science, machine learning, and finance, with exercises for real-world problem-solving. Suitable for courses and self-study, it provides a solid foundation for beginners.
Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant have found its way into films, cartoons and even computer games. Intended as a parody of the most popular escapist fiction, the 'books of chivalry', this precursor of the modern novel broadened and deepened into a sophisticated, comic account of the contradictions of human nature.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JEANETTE WINTERSON AND A CULTURAL HISTORY OF FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTERWhat you create can destroy you. But his creation is a monster stitched together from grave-robbed body parts who has no place in the world, and his life can only lead to tragedy.