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Linear Algebra and Learning from Data
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All the comments and stories posted to Hacker News that reference this book.Depending on your background and intentions, you might like:Savov: https://www.amazon.com/No-bullshit-guide-linear-algebra/dp/0...
Strang: https://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Learning-Gilbert-Stran...
Klein: https://www.amazon.com/Coding-Matrix-Algebra-Applications-Co...
I think the pacing and exercises in the above Strang book are great.
⬐ thraxilI'll second Strang. I recently re-read his Introduction to Linear Algebra and was struck with how clearly he explains things compared to most other math textbooks (which I've been reading a lot of lately).
He has another advanced Linear Algebra class:https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-065-matrix-method...
And this new book:
https://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Learning-Gilbert-Stran...
⬐ fishmasterI recently bought the book and will work through it during the next couple of weeks. It seems well done.⬐ jacobolusThese lectures are really excellent.Packed with insight that would otherwise take years to pick up piecemeal elsewhere.
Thanks for sharing this. It's based on his new book: https://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Learning-Gilbert-Stran...
⬐ bakingI bought this book a couple of weeks ago and I've been waiting eagerly for these lectures to be posted.⬐ stevesimmonsCan anyone who has seen the book comment on how good it is?There are just two reviews on Amazon, one 5* and one 1. The 1 said "The book resembles a set of somewhat incomplete and somewhat disorganized lecture notes prepared by a course instructor as a rough outline of the content of his course."
That put me off buying it. So more data points would be helpful!
⬐ nagVenkatI have the book and I wish I didn’t buy (it’s an expensive book). You need to be already pretty good with Linear algebra and most of the material looked like cliff notes of various linear algebra and continuous optimization topics. I still plan to go through it but mildly disappointed.⬐ mrbonnerWould you recommend to get "Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth Edition" by Dr. Strang instead?⬐ nagVenkatIt’s a good book and actually serves as a good intro to this book. For Starngs learning from data book, you also need to know some convex optimization (not the difficult). Good luck!
Strang just published a new book called "Linear Algebra and Learning From Data" [1] which I only just started but find to be quite enjoyable so far. It's simultaneously conversational but also quite terse (similar to "All of Statistics"). There are many advanced and very contemporary applications covered in the book, with a focus towards machine learning.[1]: https://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Learning-Gilbert-Stran...
⬐ tomjakubowskiI love Strang's conversational style. If you've ever heard him give a lecture, you hear him when reading his textbooks.⬐ whymauriAbsolutely this!"Now this is a matrix you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley!" - Gil
⬐ bookofjoeQ&A with Strang: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060226/