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> "How can I turn this into a problem in linear algebra?" is probably the most fruitful mathematical technique that has ever existed. And, from that perspectiv
by JadeNB 5y ago
> "How can I turn this into a problem in linear algebra?" is probably the most fruitful mathematical technique that has ever existed.
And, from that perspective (with which I agree), calculus itself is just another instance of trying to turn a non-linear problem into a problem in linear algebra!
- Koshkin 5y agoTrue: the differential at a point is a linear map; the integral is a linear form (on the vector space of functions).