This package contains Lay‎,‎ Linear Algebra and Its Applications and access to MyMathLab‎.‎ Important information for students‎:‎ You need both an access code and a course ID to access MyMathLab‎.‎ Ask your lecturer before purchasing a MyLab product as you will need a course ID from them before you can gain access to the system‎.‎ This package includes MyMathLab‎(‎R‎)‎‎.‎ With traditional linear algebra texts‎,‎ the course is relatively easy for students during the early stages as material is presented in a familiar‎,‎ concrete setting‎.‎ However‎,‎ when abstract concepts are introduced‎,‎ students often hit a wall‎.‎ Instructors seem to agree that certain concepts ‎(‎such as linear independence‎,‎ spanning‎,‎ subspace‎,‎ vector space‎,‎ and linear transformations‎)‎ are not easily understood and require time to assimilate‎.‎ These concepts are fundamental to the study of linear algebra‎,‎ so students‎'‎ understanding of them is vital to mastering the subject‎.‎ This text makes these concepts more accessible by introducing them early in a familiar‎,‎ concrete Rn setting‎,‎ developing them gradually‎,‎ and returning to them throughout the text so that when they are discussed in the abstract‎,‎ students are readily able to understand‎.‎ This package includes MyMathLab‎,‎ an online homework‎,‎ tutorial‎,‎ and assessment program designed to work with this text to personalize learning and improve results‎.‎ With a wide range of interactive‎,‎ engaging‎,‎ and assignable activities‎,‎ students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts‎.‎ MyMathLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor‎.‎ Please be sure you have the correct ISBN and Course ID‎.‎ Instructors‎,‎ contact your Pearson representative for more information‎.‎ Find out more at www‎.‎MyMathLab‎.‎com