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Essence of linear algebra

by 3Blue1Brown · 16 videos

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1	Vectors \| Chapter 1, Essence of linear algebra	9:52	2016-08-06
2	Linear combinations, span, and basis vectors \| Chapter 2, Essence of linear algebra	9:59	2016-08-06
3	Linear transformations and matrices \| Chapter 3, Essence of linear algebra	10:59	2016-08-07
4	Matrix multiplication as composition \| Chapter 4, Essence of linear algebra	10:04	2016-08-08
5	Three-dimensional linear transformations \| Chapter 5, Essence of linear algebra	4:46	2016-08-09
6	The determinant \| Chapter 6, Essence of linear algebra	10:03	2016-08-10
7	Inverse matrices, column space and null space \| Chapter 7, Essence of linear algebra	12:09	2016-08-15
8	Nonsquare matrices as transformations between dimensions \| Chapter 8, Essence of linear algebra	4:27	2016-08-16
9	Dot products and duality \| Chapter 9, Essence of linear algebra	14:12	2016-08-24
10	Cross products \| Chapter 10, Essence of linear algebra	8:54	2016-09-01
11	Cross products in the light of linear transformations \| Chapter 11, Essence of linear algebra	13:10	2016-09-01
12	Cramer's rule, explained geometrically \| Chapter 12, Essence of linear algebra	12:12	2019-03-17
13	Change of basis \| Chapter 13, Essence of linear algebra	12:51	2016-09-11
14	Eigenvectors and eigenvalues \| Chapter 14, Essence of linear algebra	17:16	2016-09-15
15	A quick trick for computing eigenvalues \| Chapter 15, Essence of linear algebra	13:13	2021-05-07
16	Abstract vector spaces \| Chapter 16, Essence of linear algebra	16:46	2016-09-24

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