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Personally I liked the No Bullshit Guide to Linear Algebra. It kind of builds up things slowly and in a conversational manner, but you can also skip thru pretty
by haneefmubarak 4y ago
Personally I liked the No Bullshit Guide to Linear Algebra. It kind of builds up things slowly and in a conversational manner, but you can also skip thru pretty quickly if you just need a reference.
I don't think I've been able to find any particularly good visual LinAlg books - most of what you're trying to achieve is actually quite abstract and I found the classic books a little confusing.
As an addendum - if you live stateside, classes at community colleges may be quite inexpensive and fairly approachable.
- nsv 4y agoSecond to No Bullshit Guide to Linear Algebra. It's well written, has plenty of practice problems, and an interesting applications section.
- maerF0x0 4y ago+1
- cleandreams 4y agoI liked it also.
- kqr2 4y agohttps://minireference.gumroad.com/l/noBSLA https://minireference.gumroad.com/l/noBSLA The author is also on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ivan_ah https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ivan_ah
- thunkle 4y agoI'm going through this right now. It's really great at giving refreshers and not assuming you know anything.
- ivansavz 4y ago@haneefmubarak Thx for the plug! For everyone who might be interested, here is an extended preview of the book here: https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSLA_v2_preview.pdf https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSLA_v2_preview.... and you can also download the standalone LA concept map here: https://minireference.com/static/conceptmaps/linear_algebra_concepts.pdf https://minireference.com/static/conceptmaps/linear_algebra_... If you prefer video explanations, I've got some of those up on youtube that given an overview of the topics in the book, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G3PmEZI6n8&list=PLGmu4KtWiH6-F2JlLVvCTsMR91I4ix0_z&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G3PmEZI6n8&list=PLGmu4KtWiH... I highly recommend getting a print copy because it will help you concentrate on the material and read deeply without distractions. I also have a free-PDF-if-with-purchase-of-print-copy policy, so if you send get the print version and send me an email I'll hook you up with the PDF for free (PDF good for reference and for searching). Happy to take questions about anything related to the book. Post here or send email. Contacts in profile.
- jahewson 4y agoYep, I found this book to be good fun.