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This book provides mathematics teachers with an elementary introduction to matrix algebra and its uses in formulating and solving practical problems, solving systems of linear equations, representing combinations of affine (including linear) transformations of the plane and modelling finite state Markov chains.
Introduction
An introduction to matrices 
Rectangular arrays, matrices and operations 
Solving systems of simultaneous linear equations 
Transformations of the cartesian plane
Transition matrices
Curriculum connections 
Solution notes to student activities