I agree, Strang's Linear Algebra course is excellent. I worked through the entire course in March/April this year. I just completed my final exam at CMU in th

I agree, Strang's Linear Algebra course is excellent. I worked through the entire course in March/April this year. I just completed my final exam at CMU in their graduate intro to ML class (10-601). Having gone through the LA course was essential to my success. But equally important (if not more) to ML is a solid foundation in probability.