Sal Khan's patient video walkthroughs of vectors, span, null and column spaces, linear transformations, inverses, determinants, orthogonality, and eigenvectors. The place to start if you need linear algebra from scratch before any ML math course.
Who it's for
Beginners building toward ML. This is a beginner-level course in Data Science & Math for AI, running about Self-paced (3 units: vectors and spaces, matrix transformations, alternate coordinate systems).
Cost at a glance
Free. No payment required at any point.
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