Immersive Linear Algebra – A free interactive online book
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Immersive Linear Algebra – A free interactive online book
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#2I was thinking of working in a lab that does research in the field of computational biology. However, I never took a linear algebra course before so I always felt like it would be a waste to make an attempt. I did a quick skim and this looks very promising. If I can comprehend this, then maybe I will be of some use in the lab. Thanks for sharing :)
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#3This is actually pretty cool! I spent the last few weeks going through Gibert Strang's popular OCW course[0] & I'm sure this would serve as a great companion. I can't wait for the chapter on Eigenvalues to be published as that is something I don't yet grasp intuitively. Great work and thanks for making this free and accessible!
[0] http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06-linear-algebra-...
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#4This looks amazing and well timed as I've been attempting to learn Linear Algebra on the side. However, everything after Vector Products is "coming soon". I will definitely use this once it's all there, which i hope is soon. Heck I'd be willing to pay for it if it were ready now.
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#5Slow to load (possibly due to HN traffic), but once it does, it seems like it's got the makings of a great learning tool. Waiting for matrix chapter since that's where I stopped learning Linear algebra on both my past two attempts (Gilbert Strang made my mind explode as I tried to comprehend past 4 dimensions. And then I just got lazy). Really want to pick this up because without linear algebra it's easy to get lost in all the major streams of Machine Learning. At least that's what I felt when I tried to skip linear algebra and move on to ML.
Sigh. I sometimes wish I paid more attention to my studies while I was in school instead of goofing off and playing card games :'(
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#6Cool, well doesn't work on my mobile device, but I'll definitely check this again later since I need to review more Maths before going back to uni
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#7This looks awesome. The popup-help's are a little jarring though since there's no indication as to which words will trigger a popup. Also:
"Oh come on, you should know what a vector, v, is by now. Check out Chapter 2, for crying out loud."
seems kind of harsh to say to the reader while they're reading the first sentence of Chapter 2..
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#8Similar project, but for multi-variable calculus:
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#9Is this available in an off-line bundle? I am becoming increasing wary of online books/training/applications that can not be read locally. If I am going to take the time to read through a full book (possibly weeks of reading) I want to be able to use/reference it in 5 years like my paper books.
most of the value of a good math book is that years after reading it you can use it as a reference to look things up you will inevitably forget.
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#1070 seconds to load a chapter? That's a terrible benchmark for even for some of the heaviest websites out there!
This may not be a popular opinion but I (and many ordinary readers like me) see that link as a website. Not a book.
It feels heavy and overwhelming to see a large number of 3D diagrams and visual depictions on just one web-page. Having to scroll down to read the full chapter with all that animation and "motion" is probably a bad move too. Given that this is supposed to come off like a book you can probably ditch the scroll.
Ideally, you'd want to give away few concepts in small easy-to-understand chunks with just 1 or 2 figures per page. And let the reader flip/click over to the next section like it happens with an ibook or kindle book or even a real physical book.
IMHO the idea of ripping apart a book at its spine and forcing the loose design of websites over it is a complete no-go for avid book readers. Especially for the mobile and tablet users (probably even for the desktop users!, why else would everyone insist to download PDF, ePub or other artifacts?). But I'm sure that a section of developers over here wouldn't agree with my opinion. So take it all with a pinch of salt.
Also just the place where I'd let the designers take over.