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The Little Book of Linear Algebra

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468 points scapbi | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 14:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rw_panic0_0 ◴[02 Sep 25 17:38 UTC] No.45106403[source]▶
how is it beginner friendly, first paragraph and already an obscure formula for non math people
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relaxing ◴[02 Sep 25 17:54 UTC] No.45106657[source]▶
I agree. I wouldn’t consider someone who has taken (and remembers) a course in set theory a beginner without some added qualifier.

One of my pet peeves is using mathematical symbols beyond basic arithmetic without introducing them once by name. Trying to figure out what a symbol is and what branch of math it comes from is extremely frustrating.

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1. schoen ◴[02 Sep 25 21:47 UTC] No.45109529[source]▶
There are a handful of textbooks that have a nice appendix that defines each symbol (or maybe sometimes tells you where you can go to learn more about the topic represented by the symbol!). That way they can presume that most readers are already familiar but still be helpful to those who aren't.