Instructor Spotlight

Gilbert Strang

Gilbert Strang is a professor of mathematics at MIT, famous for his MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra course. His lectures, available through MIT OpenCourseWare, have become the standard resource for learning linear algebra worldwide. Strang's intuitive explanations and geometric insights make abstract mathematical concepts tangible. His textbook "Introduction to Linear Algebra" is used by universities across the globe. His passion for teaching is evident in every lecture.

40 min

Chapters

Introduction to the Course

The Geometry of Linear Equations

Row Picture vs. Column Picture

Matrix Operations

Why Linear Algebra Matters

Advice for Students

Transcript

Gilbert Strang

This is a course on linear algebra. The fundamental problem of linear algebra is to solve a system of linear equations.

Gilbert Strang

The nice thing about linear algebra is that it's useful everywhere. In engineering, in science, in statistics, in computer science.

Gilbert Strang

Linear algebra has become as basic and as applicable as calculus, and in some ways more so.