I never understood this kind of racism against determinants.
They are very useful and intuitive, especially in 2D and 3D, where they represent areas and volumes. For example, they give an intuitive meaning to the notion of linear independence of 3 spatial vectors: they are independent when they span a non-zero volume.
They are very useful and intuitive, especially in 2D and 3D, where they represent areas and volumes. For example, they give an intuitive meaning to the notion of linear independence of 3 spatial vectors: they are independent when they span a non-zero volume.