Intuitive Linear Algebra and 3D Geometry
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interactive math tutorial
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Intuitive Linear Algebra and 3D Geometry
Intuitive Linear Algebra and 3D Geometry
intuitive-math.club#linear algebra#3d geometry#interactive math#visualization#determinants
How HN took it
7 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Docs: 3 for, 1 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What people liked
Visualizations and intuitive explanations are useful and well written
From 3 comments
I think you are doing a great job here. I looked through your sections on determinants and inverses, and it is so much better than the way I was taught: "this is the formula for…
mannykannot on HNThis is incredibly useful and informative. I have a degree in math, and I learned some new intuitive concepts I really wish I had better-grokked in college. The "voice"/style of…
ryanianian on HNThank you very much. After watching 3B1B linear algebra videos, I wished there was a more in-depth interactive tutorial. You made exactly what I wished.
pushpankar on HN
Good complement to 3Blue1Brown videos for readers who prefer text
From 2 comments
>Watch instead Different tastes for different people. I found this website to be more useful, since I can browse, reread and skim through the text much more easily/faster than on…
CapacitorSet on HNThis is the best way of getting an intuition for linear algebra that I'm aware of. One of the few cases where video is the best medium for teaching the subject.
jeffreyrogers on HN
Objections
Explanations lean on formal properties too much, like textbooks
From 2 comments
I appreciate the visualizations, but the explanatory approaches follow the same ones I've seen in basically every textbook. The following particularly epitomizes that: "...it is…
anateus on HN> explain in layman's terms and THEN explain the formal properties? The explanations are definitely very lacking of formalisms. There even isn't any proper explanation of what a…
sannee on HN
Grammar and typos reduce clarity
From 1 comment
I appreciate any effort to make mathematical explanations more intuitive. A couple of thoughts: 1. There are a few grammatical errors (missing word, missing comma) that are…
telchar on HN
Site has bugs: internal server error, sidebar and mobile layout problems, scroll position
From 5 comments
Going to a non root or leaf page gives an internal server error, example: https://intuitive-math.club/linear-algebra
matthberg on HNis it just me or is the sidebar broken? Selecting a link on the sidebar after getting to the end of a page doesn't reset scrollY position
wnevets on HNAlso maybe it's just my phone but on mobile the sidebar covers the whole website making it impossible to read
ginnungagap on HNThis seems interesting, but I feel like it would be way more useful if you could drag to rotate however you want, instead of waiting for the animation to get sort of close to the…
mkl on HNintetnal server error
nagarc on HN
Requests
Drag to rotate 3D visualizations and make pause/play less obstructive
From 1 comment
This seems interesting, but I feel like it would be way more useful if you could drag to rotate however you want, instead of waiting for the animation to get sort of close to the…
mkl on HN
Add captions to images
From 1 comment
I appreciate any effort to make mathematical explanations more intuitive. A couple of thoughts: 1. There are a few grammatical errors (missing word, missing comma) that are…
telchar on HN
Render graphs when slightly off-screen
From 1 comment
This is incredibly useful and informative. I have a degree in math, and I learned some new intuitive concepts I really wish I had better-grokked in college. The "voice"/style of…
ryanianian on HN
Make the site static
From 1 comment
Just curious - couldn't this perfectly be a static site?
mcjiggerlog on HN
Questions
Why not use a static site instead of a server
From 1 comment
Just curious - couldn't this perfectly be a static site?
mcjiggerlog on HN
Alternatives named
3Blue1Brown linear algebra videos
From 2 comments
Watch 3blue1brown's linear algebra videos instead: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab (These are some of the finest educational materials…
InclinedPlane on HNThis is also nice https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab
nagarc on HN
Immersive Math linear algebra book
From 1 comment
Here is another from the authors of Real-Time Rendering[1]. [1] http://immersivemath.com/ila/index.html
Zolomon on HN
MIT 18.06 Gilbert Strang lectures
From 1 comment
Gilbert Strand's lecture at MIT are very helpful to start with linear algebra: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06-linear-algebra-spring-2010/video-lectures/
skywal_l on HN
mathisfun.com and betterexplained.com
From 1 comment
+ http://www.mathsisfun.com/ https://betterexplained.com/
buzzier on HN