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Yep. Even just linear algebra. I’m trying to get into graphics programming and it’s very difficult without a solid understanding of that stuff.

newhaus1994 4y ago
“Just” linear alg, LOL. I made it through calculus 2/3 in high school but linear algebra gives me fits, especially since I only ever learned it in a data science context. Linear algebra is freakin’ tough!
askafriend 4y ago
It's easy, just work through a book and do practice problems. The difficult part isn't the math, it's just finding time to do it.
dougabug 4y ago
I would actually start with a first pass at elementary linear algebra, before taking a serious crack at even single variable Calculus. Then let the key ideas marinate in your brain; develop some facility and intuition / insight. Multivariable Calculus hardly makes any sense without a basic amount of linear algebra. It’s a bit of a historical accident that (Western) mathematics developed Calculus extensively prior to linear algebra taking shape as a significant subject. Don’t try to tackle Multivariable Calculus with a decent grip on matrices. Maybe do some computer graphics and learn how to build 2D & 3D shapes and animate them using matrices.
rramadass 4y ago
You need this book: Practical Linear Algebra: A Geometry Toolbox by Gerald Farin and Dianne Hansford. You can get older editions for pennies. The 1st edition was actually called The Geometry Toolbox for Graphics and Modeling. You should also read Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra – Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares by Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe: https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/vmls/ https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/vmls/
- rramadass 4y ago
  I should also add the famous 3Blue1Brown's videos on the "Essence of Linear Algebra" - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2x...

newhaus1994 4y ago

“Just” linear alg, LOL. I made it through calculus 2/3 in high school but linear algebra gives me fits, especially since I only ever learned it in a data science context. Linear algebra is freakin’ tough!

askafriend 4y ago

It's easy, just work through a book and do practice problems. The difficult part isn't the math, it's just finding time to do it.

dougabug 4y ago

I would actually start with a first pass at elementary linear algebra, before taking a serious crack at even single variable Calculus. Then let the key ideas marinate in your brain; develop some facility and intuition / insight. Multivariable Calculus hardly makes any sense without a basic amount of linear algebra. It’s a bit of a historical accident that (Western) mathematics developed Calculus extensively prior to linear algebra taking shape as a significant subject. Don’t try to tackle Multivariable Calculus with a decent grip on matrices. Maybe do some computer graphics and learn how to build 2D & 3D shapes and animate them using matrices.

rramadass 4y ago

You need this book: Practical Linear Algebra: A Geometry Toolbox by Gerald Farin and Dianne Hansford. You can get older editions for pennies. The 1st edition was actually called The Geometry Toolbox for Graphics and Modeling. You should also read Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra – Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares by Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe: https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/vmls/ https://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/vmls/

rramadass 4y ago
I should also add the famous 3Blue1Brown's videos on the "Essence of Linear Algebra" - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2x...