Instructor Spotlight
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.
Introduction to the Course
The Geometry of Linear Equations
Row Picture vs. Column Picture
Matrix Operations
Why Linear Algebra Matters
Advice for Students
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.