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Proposal: Linear Algebra Study Group

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Post by gruseom »

Inspired by http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2992963, let's start a group to (re-)learn linear algebra.

Who's in, and how shall we go about it? Something like a chapter every week or two, plus do the exercises?

Time to trade in a few hours of internet downtime and actually learn something.

Edit: here's what seems to be emerging. We'll read Strang's "Linear Algebra and its Applications" (ISBN 0030105676), one chapter every two weeks plus exercises. We'll stay here where the community is, unless proven otherwise. And... that's about it! I like systems with few rules.

The one sticking point is waiting for people to get the book. Anyone who, like me, just ordered a cheap copy on Abebooks (probably a re-import from India) is going to be blocked for a bit. I will post again when my copy arrives, and will email everyone who (a) has said on this page that they're in and (b) has an email address in their HN profile. Will that be suitable?

I'll check back this evening.

Re: Proposal: Linear Algebra Study Group

#2

Post by tptacek »

Chapter ever two weeks plus exercises sounds simple, doable, reasonable. Let's do it that way.

Once we feel like we've picked our book, let's decide on a date to start; 2 weeks from that date, one of us will just post a "STUDY HN:" post for the first chapter.

We can figure out the formalities, like, what do those threads look like, once we get started. :)

Re: Proposal: Linear Algebra Study Group

#3

Post by micrypt »

tptacek wrote: post #2

Chapter ever two weeks plus exercises sounds simple, doable, reasonable. Let's do it that way. Once we feel like we've picked our book, let's decide on a date to start; 2 weeks from that date, one of us will just post a "STUDY HN:" post for the first chapter. We can figure out the formalities, like, what do those threads look like, once we get started. :)

I'm in. How do we coordinate? http://convore.com perhaps?

Re: Proposal: Linear Algebra Study Group

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Post by tptacek »

seandevine wrote: post #7

That sounds good to me. Here in Chicago? If we need a location, my office and apartment building are options...

Daniel's in Canadia. We can just do it on HN, with a post every other week. It probably won't hit the front page often, but who cares?

We were going to do this internally at our Chicago office (Timur is a math grad student), so I'm open to Chicago-specific extensions, especially if they involve alcohol. I'm better at math when slightly buzzed.

Re: Proposal: Linear Algebra Study Group

#9

Post by tptacek »

micrypt wrote: post #3
tptacek wrote: post #2

Chapter ever two weeks plus exercises sounds simple, doable, reasonable. Let's do it that way. Once we feel like we've picked our book, let's decide on a date to start; 2 weeks from that date, one of us will just post a "STUDY HN:" post for the first chapter. We can figure out the formalities, like, what do those threads look like, once we get started. :)

I'm in. How do we coordinate? http://convore.com perhaps?

I seriously think we could just do it on HN threads...

There are feature-y-er places to do it, but this place actually works.

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