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MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra with Gilbert Strang

By MIT OpenCourseWare

Course audio
Course audio: English
Level
Intermediate
Length
15 lessons

What you'll be able to do

  • Solve linear systems by elimination and LU factorisation
  • Work with vector spaces and the four fundamental subspaces
  • Use projections, least squares and eigenvalues

About this course

Professor Gilbert Strang's classic MIT linear algebra lectures, recorded in 2005. After a short interview on teaching the subject, the lectures cover the geometry of linear equations, elimination with matrices, multiplication and inverses, LU factorisation, vector spaces and subspaces, the four fundamental subspaces, orthogonality and projections, least squares, determinants and eigenvalues. It suits university students in engineering, CS and data science. Watch 3Blue1Brown's Essence of Linear Algebra alongside for intuition; follow with MIT 18.065 or a machine-learning course.

Before you start: FSc algebra; first-year calculus helps

Syllabus

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  1. 1An Interview with Gilbert Strang on Teaching Linear Algebra
  2. 21. The Geometry of Linear Equations
  3. 32. Elimination with Matrices.
  4. 43. Multiplication and Inverse Matrices
  5. 54. Factorization into A = LU
  6. 65. Transposes, Permutations, Spaces R^n
  7. 76. Column Space and Nullspace
  8. 87. Solving Ax = 0: Pivot Variables, Special Solutions
  9. 98. Solving Ax = b: Row Reduced Form R
  10. 109. Independence, Basis, and Dimension
  11. 1110. The Four Fundamental Subspaces
  12. 1211. Matrix Spaces; Rank 1; Small World Graphs
  13. 1312. Graphs, Networks, Incidence Matrices
  14. 1413. Quiz 1 Review
  15. 1514. Orthogonal Vectors and Subspaces

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Sabaq lists the first 15 videos of this playlist; the rest continue on YouTube. Full playlist on YouTube

Lessons last checked Oct 2026. Course summary and lesson structure by Sabaq.

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