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Lec 1 | MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005

MIT OpenCourseWare · lecture · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

The first lecture of Gilbert Strang's MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra course, covering the geometry of linear equations. It opens a full 35-lecture university course.

Why Hacker News recommends it

It is HN's default recommendation for learning linear algebra, praised for Strang's teaching and for building real understanding useful in machine learning.

  • 11 people recommended it
  • 12 different months
  • 5 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend the MIT 18.06 open course on linear algebra - the lectures are first rate.”

    First-rate MIT linear algebra lectures, good refresher

    palebluedot, 2011-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Surprises from numerical linear algebra (2010)”

  2. “Absolute must-watch if you are into machine learning or related areas.”

    Beautiful lectures that deepen appreciation of linear algebra

    raz32dust, 2015-02 · Strong recommendation · in “How to Machine Learn”

  3. “are awesome. What a great teacher.”

    Awesome course from a great teacher

    yesenadam, 2019-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Linear algebra textbooks”

  4. “recommend it highly. I was looking for refresher but I gained a deeper understanding of several important concepts”

    Deepened understanding of key concepts like SVD

    olooney, 2019-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Self Studying the MIT Applied Math Curriculum”

  5. “Love Gilbert Strang's original linear algebra lectures on YouTube [1].”

    Motivates each topic and shares his train of thought

    SantalBlush, 2019-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Gilbert Strang's New Course on Linear Algebra+ for ML Now Online”

  6. “Gilbert Strang of MIT has a series of 35 excellent lectures on Linear Algebra”

    Series of 35 excellent MIT linear algebra lectures

    jackfoxy, 2011-01 · Recommendation · in “Johnny Chung Lee to donate $5k for Khan-style linear algebra lectures”

  7. “I can heartily recommend MIT's open coursewear videos featruring Gilbert Strang”

    Pleasure-reading style linear algebra lectures without exam pressure

    SixSigma, 2014-05 · Recommendation · in “Is CSS Turing Complete?”

  8. “I highly recommend Gilbert Strang's book and course from MIT”

    Highly recommended course for learning linear algebra

    blennon, 2017-02 · Recommendation · in “Big Picture of Calculus (2010) [video]”

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Topics: gilbert strang, mit ocw, matrices, machine learning math, systems of equations

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