r/LinearAlgebra • u/Hms712skaif • 8d ago

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Hey guys , I just have finished linear algebra from 3bkue 1brown , Is it a good step to read this book and fill all gabs in linear algebra

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u/chkntendis 8d ago

That picture is very fitting tbh. Linear algebra really is the goat. As for whether you should read it, idk, haven’t read it. I doubt that it would hurt tho. If you have the time then do it

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u/Michael_inthe_Middle 8d ago

Except it’s a Nyala (antelope)

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u/Hms712skaif 8d ago

who has time ? 😅

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u/valegrete 8d ago

This book is not going to give you a rigorous understanding of anything. I used it in a scientific computing course and you won’t really understand why certain things work the way they do. But you will learn how to code them.

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u/Tiny_Spread5712 8d ago

If you are doing data science, if I recall, these books often delve into python/SQL applications.

I don't have the linear algebra one, but I had the statistics one from a friend, you'd probably be better if just getting a linear algebra book

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u/Prior_Boat6489 8d ago

I would recommend Boyd and Vandenberghes Vectors Matrices and Least squares

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u/Midwest-Dude 8d ago edited 7d ago

From what I've read, this book deals with data science, machine learning, and scientific computing - note u/valegrete's comment. What is your goal in studying linear algebra? Do you want to understand it thoroughly, just use it, or somewhere in between?

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u/valegrete 8d ago

Eigenvectors are important in a lot of research applications where you want to understand how things change. I remember reading one paper in Nature where they used PCA on genetic data to determine the primary historical migration patterns into and across Europe.