Session Overview

Professor Strang recommends this video from his Computational Science and Engineering I course (18.085) as an overview of the basics of linear algebra.

Session Activities

Lecture Video and Summary

• Watch the video lecture An Overview of Linear Algebra (00:49:32)

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  An Overview of Key Ideas

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• Read the accompanying lecture summary (PDF)
• Lecture video transcript (PDF)

Suggested Reading

• Read Section 1.3 in the textbook.

Problem Solving Video

• Watch the recitation video on An Overview of Key Ideas (00:07:42)

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  An Overview of Key Ideas

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• Recitation video transcript (PDF)