Vectors | Chapter 1, Essence of Linear Algebra
by Grant Sanderson · 3Blue1Brown
Opening chapter of Grant Sanderson's animated linear algebra series, contrasting the physics, computer science and mathematics views of vectors. Shows vectors as arrows and coordinate lists, and how addition and scalar multiplication work geometrically, laying intuition for linear combinations and transformations.
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