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Essence of linear algebra (2016)

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Vectors, what even are they?

1. Vectors, what even are they?

Kicking off the linear algebra lessons, let's make sure we're all on the same page about how specifically to think about vectors in this context.
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August 6, 2016
Linear combinations, span, and basis vectors

2. Linear combinations, span, and basis vectors

The fundamental vector concepts of span, linear combinations, linear dependence, and bases all center on one surprisingly important operation: Scaling several vectors and adding them together.
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August 7, 2016
Linear transformations and matrices

3. Linear transformations and matrices

Matrices can be thought of as transforming space, and understanding how this work is crucial for understanding many other ideas that follow in linear algebra.
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August 7, 2016
Matrix multiplication as composition

4. Matrix multiplication as composition

Multiplying two matrices represents applying one transformation after another. Many facts about matrix multiplication become much clearer once you digest this fact.
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August 9, 2016
Three-dimensional linear transformations

5. Three-dimensional linear transformations

What do 3d linear transformations look like? Having talked about the relationship between matrices and transformations in the last two videos, this one extends those same concepts to three dimensions.
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August 10, 2016
The determinant

6. The determinant

The determinant of a linear transformation measures how much areas/volumes change during the transformation.
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August 11, 2016
Inverse matrices, column space and null space

7. Inverse matrices, column space and null space

How to think about linear systems of equations geometrically. The focus here is on gaining an intuition for the concepts of inverse matrices, column space, rank and null space, but the computation of those constructs is not discussed.
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August 16, 2016
Nonsquare matrices as transformations between dimensions

8. Nonsquare matrices as transformations between dimensions

Because people asked, this is a video briefly showing the geometric interpretation of non-square matrices as linear transformations that go between dimensions.
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August 16, 2016
Dot products and duality

9. Dot products and duality

Dot products are a nice geometric tool for understanding projection. But now that we know about linear transformations, we can get a deeper feel for what's going on with the dot product, and the connection between its numerical computation and its geometric interpretation.
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August 24, 2016
Cross products

10. Cross products

This covers the main geometric intuition behind the 2d and 3d cross products.
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September 1, 2016
Cross products in the light of linear transformations

11. Cross products in the light of linear transformations

For anyone who wants to understand the cross product more deeply, this video shows how it relates to a certain linear transformation via duality. This perspective gives a very elegant explanation of why the traditional computation of a dot product corresponds to its geometric interpretation.
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September 3, 2016
Cramer's rule, explained geometrically

12. Cramer's rule, explained geometrically

This rule seems random to many students, but it has a beautiful reason for being true.
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March 17, 2019
Change of basis

13. Change of basis

How do you translate back and forth between coordinate systems that use different basis vectors?
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September 11, 2016
Eigenvectors and eigenvalues

14. Eigenvectors and eigenvalues

A visual understanding of eigenvectors, eigenvalues, and the usefulness of an eigenbasis.
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September 15, 2016
A quick trick for computing eigenvalues

15. A quick trick for computing eigenvalues

How to write the eigenvalues of a 2x2 matrix just by looking at it.
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May 7, 2021
Abstract vector spaces

16. Abstract vector spaces

This is really the reason linear algebra is so powerful.
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September 24, 2016