Essence of linear algebra preview

3Blue1Brown · 2.8M views · 2016-08-05 · 5:09

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Overview

A five-minute preview of 3Blue1Brown's Essence of Linear Algebra series, which uses animation to build geometric intuition for topics from a standard linear algebra course.

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HN repeatedly recommends the series as the best intuition-first, visual introduction to linear algebra and a benchmark for clear math explanation.

Recommended by 11 HN people across 7 months · HN mentions 2016–2018

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Pure mathematics Recreational & visual math

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dvddgld · 2018-03 · Strong recommendation
Two quick things I can recommend without hesitation, which focus on an intuitive understanding of concepts: 1. Essence of Linear Algebra mini-series - [VIDEO] 2. Better Explained website - [LINK] YouTube has a lot of high quality math content, it definitely helped through university. It's also worth mentioning the Stanford U courses. The main takeaway I have for you is learn the concepts intuitively first, then spend the time to play around with them on paper until they sink in. Some things will be easy, some will be frustrating, much like programming you will walk away from a frustrating problem and have an epiphany while doing something completely different. All the best and have fun!
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hexane360 · 2017-12 · Strong recommendation
If anyone's looking for a (high level) overview of linear algebra, I'd highly recommend 3blue1brown's video series: [VIDEO] It's mostly graphical, and is really helpful in forming and cementing an intuition for linear algebra.
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makmanalp · 2017-09 · Strong recommendation
For linear algebra basics, I also especially recommend 3Blue1Brown's youtube channel and his "Essence of" series: [VIDEO] I've never seen the material presented more clearly - it's completely visual and focused on building intuition first.
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