BasicsThis lesson teaches three core ideas in linear algebra: linear combinations, span, and basis vectors. A linear combination is when you multiply vectors by numbers (scalars) and add them. The span is the set of all places you can reach using those linear combinations. A basis is a special set of vectors that both spans the space and doesnβt contain any vector that can be made from the others.
BasicsThis lesson explains linear transformations: special functions that move every point in space to a new point while keeping straight lines straight and keeping the origin fixed. You learn why not all transformations are linear and how these two rules act like a βtruth test.β Examples include scaling (stretching/shrinking) and rotation, which are linear, and translation, which is not because it moves the origin.