Cautionary note: you might better look for another resource to learn linear algebra. Don’t waste your time watching these videos just because it is from MIT
Strang in general, and these videos in particular, are strongly recommended every time self-teaching linear algebra comes up here. In 13 years on hacker news I think this is the first negative thing about Strang I have read. Can you expand on your criticism?
Strang course is too verbose and one does not need the whole course to do practical work. Linear algebra done right is the book you need if you want to apply in practice rather than just watching mit videos. https://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-Right-Undergraduate-Ma...
Not OP. I don't have anything against Strang, I think his teaching is very good, but it's worth noting that his approach to the subject is very applied and not very general. This is totally fine if applications are what you're interested in but for somebody who wants to learn more about the theory and the underlying concepts, there are better resources.
I've watched all of these, and they are hands down the best intro linear algebra lectures you're going to get, anywhere, ever. The concepts are well motivated, and he places appropriate emphasis on the "big picture". It is remarkably easy to follow his train of thought as he introduces new concepts.
> Don’t waste your time watching these videos just because it is from MIT
This is actually pretty good advice. A lot of the other MIT Open Courseware sites were ... not very good. At all. Some were only a syllabus. Some of the video lectures were utterly unwatchable.
In this case, however, Dr. Strang's reputation is well deserved. Absolutely, don't just watch these because they're from a 'good' school. But do watch them because they are fantastic, if you have an interest in his topics.
I haven't watched the 1999 version (the one linked) of this class, but I have watched Gilbert Strang's newer lectures on this subject and they were absolutely wonderful. The book is great as well.
Don't watch these just because it's from MIT, watch them just because of Strang!
