THE VIDEO SHELF · linear algebra
Vectors | Chapter 1, Essence of linear algebra
The first chapter of 3Blue1Brown's Essence of Linear Algebra series, introducing vectors with animated geometric visuals. It begins a series that builds intuition for linear algebra from the basics.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN's go-to recommendation for learning linear algebra intuition, repeatedly credited with making concepts click and complementing textbooks.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- 3Blue1Brown
- Topic
- linear algebra
- Format
- course
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 17
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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The 3B1B series on Linear Algebra is by far the most welcoming and informative introduction to the topic I've ever seen: [VIDEO]
nicebill8 on Hacker News · 2018-12
In Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra: Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares3Blue1Brown has a great series on Linear Algebra. His explanations are so clear that by the 2nd or 3rd video you'll already understand how it applies to computer graphics. [VIDEO]
PinkMilkshake on Hacker News · 2019-01
In How to Start Learning Computer Graphics Programming3Blue1Brown's Essence of linear algebra series is the go to place for learning this material. I've included the link to the series below so people don't get lost in all his other wonderful videos along the way. [VIDEO]
aidos on Hacker News · 2019-02
In Immersive Linear Algebra (2016)
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