The Symmetric Eigenvalue Problem by Beresford N. Parlett is a foundational text in numerical linear algebra, originally published in 1980 and reissued by SIAM Publications
At the end of his chapters, Parlett includes beautifully written, historical, and anecdotal commentary. These notes offer a rare, humanizing look into the mid-20th-century computing revolution, capturing the debates and breakthroughs of the pioneers who built modern numerical software. parlett the symmetric eigenvalue problem pdf