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It will be nice if somebody ever does a version of (I) here's the theory behind a linear algebra equation, and then, (ii) here's a real world application.
by perseusprime11 9y ago
It will be nice if somebody ever does a version of (I) here's the theory behind a linear algebra equation, and then, (ii) here's a real world application.
- romwell 9y agoFirst, math (linear algebra in particular) is not at all about equations. The format you said is very limiting, because most of the important things in linear algebra are not equations: vector spaces, basis, norms, orthogonality, diagonalization, eigenvalues, etc. Second, if you crave for applications, check out this free linear algebra book: Linear Algebra Done Wrong by Serge Treil (https://www.math.brown.edu/~treil/papers/LADW/LADW.html https://www.math.brown.edu/~treil/papers/LADW/LADW.html) His book has a lot of applications, and has been written as a response to Axler's book, which does not (even though I think that Axler's way is the best). Finally, No Bullshit Guide to Linear Algebra tries to do exactly what you want: the presentation aims to be (I)here's a concept (II)here's a real-world application The book is here: https://gumroad.com/l/noBSLA https://gumroad.com/l/noBSLA, $29 (I found out about this book on Hackernews, which seems to be a pretty decent place for such things)
- perseusprime11 9y agoThanks for he links. I'll check them out. No Bullshit guide seems interesting.