Introduction

This is a set of notes on introductory linear algebra developed for undergraduate science students, with an emphasis on geometric intuition. The creation of the notes is simply stemmed from the author being absolutely void of leisure activities during the COVID-19 pandemic era, and the self-destructive cynicism of typical physicists.

The goal of the literature is to give a broad introduction to linear algebra without diving too much into mathematical proofs. For further introduction, please read About this note.

The notes are under continuous updates and renovations to meet the demands of students from increasingly varied backgrounds and fields, including but not limited to physics, biology, statistics and economics. All readers are most welcomed to contribute to the editing by emailing the author, or collaborators who introduced the notes to relevant teaching activities.

Authors

David Nie, Hons BSc Physics from University of Toronto

Assistance

Alfred Zhang, PhD Economics Candidate from London School of Economics

Resources

  • 3blue1brown 3blue1brown's amazing work on visualizing matrices
  • manimgl Animation engine for all 3b1b video