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Re:Eigenvectors from eigenvalues by creative-coder on Friday November 15, 2019 @06:23AM (#21544005)
Wow... your comment is infact more useful pearl of wisdom for getting the intuition of Eigen-values/vectors. Can you suggest some book/reference that best conveys this intuition ? Somehow, Gilbert Strang's Linear Algebra does put me to sleep :/
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Re:Eigenvectors from eigenvalues by nimish on Friday November 15, 2019 @12:19PM (#21546642)
Linear algebra done right by Sheldon axler

Linear algebra that focuses on matrices of numbers is missing the point and a proper numerical linear algebra class will teach them better anyway

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Re:Eigenvectors from eigenvalues by btilly on Friday November 15, 2019 @12:32PM (#21546795)
I would recommend Down with Determinants! instead. Same author, and was the inspiration for that textbook.

https://www.maa.org/sites/default/files/pdf/awards/Axler-For...

As a graduate student at the time, it opened my eyes about a whole bunch of theorems that I thought I already knew. And it is a lot more approachable than a textbook.

It won an award for the best piece of expository writing on mathematics in 1996. It was a deserved win. :-)

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Re:Eigenvectors from eigenvalues by etatoby on Friday November 15, 2019 @08:19AM (#21544508)
I recommend the Linear Algebra series of YouTube videos by 3blue1brown.
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