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Ask HN: What's your favourite book to understand linear algebra for CS?
- mbrock 10y agoLinear Algebra Done Right.
- pedrodelfino 10y agoIndeed a great book. The best Math departments that I know also use this book to teach linear algebra.
- joshux 10y agoCoding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Applications to Computer Science for more theoretical I'm planning to read: Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms: A Unified Approach
- k__ 10y agoI didn't get Linear Algebra at university for a long time. Computer Graphics (2D and 3D) helped with this, since I'm a practical learner.
- max_ 10y agoElementary Linear Algebra by Ron Larson, https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Linear-Algebra-Ron-Larson/dp/1133110878 https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Linear-Algebra-Ron-Larson/... Other books assume you already know what they are talking about.
- plaidturtle 10y agoCheck out this video series by 3Blue1Brown: https://youtube.com/#/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab https://youtube.com/#/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVF...
- 0x54MUR41 10y agoThere are: 1. Elementary Linear Algebra by Howard Anton, https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Linear-Algebra-Howard-Anton/dp/0470559918 https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Linear-Algebra-Howard-Anto... 2. Elementary Linear Algebra: Applications Version by Howard Anton and Chris Rorres, https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Linear-Algebra-Applications-Version/dp/1118434412 https://www.amazon.com/Elementary-Linear-Algebra-Application...