Timeline for Is Axler's Linear Algebra done right insufficient for an introduction of the subject?
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| Aug 29, 2020 at 22:35 | comment | added | paul garrett | I don't have a copy of it to look at, and never really did look at its exercises and such... so, while I am confident that it aims to be pedagogically substantial, it may have some grudges or similar that skew the exercises. It is true that... with hindsight, as in many things... the exercises can be construed as reasonable, but my last impression from some years ago is that beginners would have trouble. Strang's book, the one I mainly remember, is much more accessible to beginners... even though in the long run I'd absolutely NOT take up that book's literal attitude about linear algebra. | |
| Aug 29, 2020 at 22:31 | comment | added | Groncow Bisnuts | I appreciate your response greatly. I have lightly glossed over LADW in the past, and my only worry with it is, if it is viable as an introduction. Namely, does it provide suffient exercises and applications that are integral for understanding, or does it go straight into theory without computation. Pardon my potential naivety, as I am still not acquainted with the subject matter. | |
| Aug 29, 2020 at 22:11 | history | answered | paul garrett | CC BY-SA 4.0 |