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We shall assume that the reader is familiar with the rudiments of linear algebra. In particular, he should be acquainted with the notion of a linear space, or vector space, and the elementary concepts associated with linear spaces. In this chapter we review these ideas, partially to fix terminology and notation. (An exception is our treatment of algebraic tensor products at the end of the chapter; we do not assume any prior knowledge of this subject on the part of the reader.) Readers wishing to improve their acquaintance with any part of linear algebra, or to pursue in greater depth any of the topics touched on below, might consult [38]; another excellent source is [32].
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Brown, A., Pearcy, C. (1977). Linear algebra. In: Introduction to Operator Theory I. Graduate Texts in Mathematics, vol 55. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9926-4_2
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