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I highly recommend the MIT 18.06 open course on linear algebra - the lectures are first rate. I've been going through this as a refresher, in prep for the Stan

• achompas 15y ago
  The course is taught by Gilbert Strang, who has written an excellent introductory textbook on the subject: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Linear-Algebra-Fourth-Gilbert/dp/0980232716/ http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Linear-Algebra-Fourth-Gil...
  • colanderman 15y ago
    Strang has another great book, Linear Algebra and its Applications: http://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Applications-Gilbert-Strang/dp/0030105676/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1315933580&sr=8-2 http://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Applications-Gilbert-St... Everything I know about linear algebra I learned from this book.
    • seanharnett 15y ago
      Seconded. I'm an applied math PhD student (optimization) and I use linear algebra constantly. This book taught me everything.
      • m0nastic 15y ago
        Thirded. We used an earlier edition at my school for Linear Algebra, and in spite of having a Professor who was retiring at the end of the class (complete with "I'm getting too old for this shit" demeanor), the book was approachable enough for us to get by.
    • cop359 15y ago
      A slightly more advance books which I love is: Matrix Analysis and Applied Linear Algebra by Carl Meyer. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898714540 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898714540 You can find a free PDF version online. I like it more then Strang because it's a lot more concise, covers some more advanced topics and unlike Strang everything is said very accurately. I think Strang's rather hand-wavy way of explaining things starts faltering when he talks about more advance topics. I would read Strang and listen to his lectures to get a good feel for Linear Algebra (to build up the intuition), and if you feel like you want more then pick up Meyer's book