Inverse matrices, column space and null space | Chapter 7, Essence of linear algebra

How to think about linear systems of equations geometrically.
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  • @GustavoMerchan79
    @GustavoMerchan797 жыл бұрын

    These should be STANDARD pre-course material for any linear algebra student ... Imagine going to those lectures having watched them first :)

  • @ericcooke2661

    @ericcooke2661

    7 жыл бұрын

    In my Linear Algebra class we never discussed what the determinant, null space, or rank actually meant. We did discuss the Algebraic theory behind it very well but never touched the Geometric concepts. These videos are filling a lot of holes in my knowledge.

  • @ProfessorEisenoxid

    @ProfessorEisenoxid

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Gustavo Merchan I am going to have this pleasure! And I can picture that I will recommend this videos to a bunch of people!

  • @reezis1619

    @reezis1619

    7 жыл бұрын

    Can someone help me understand the intuition behind 5:33? Why does the vector x move when the basevectors change but vector v is just lying there untouched? Shouldn't the vector v also move to a different position? Why is only the vector x repositioning? I don't understand the logic behind it

  • @abduladeshina3501

    @abduladeshina3501

    7 жыл бұрын

    +iFoxx16 the intuition behind the x=A^-1*v transformation is quite simple. at first you're given the Ax=v transformation, that is the transformation A that takes the x vector and *transforms* it to the v vector, so going by pure math when you multiply the equation by A's inverse, you get the corresponding value of the x vector (which in the case of a real life problem you'd be looking for) and diagrammatically the inverse function of A takes the v vector and transforms it into the x vector. *So summarized A turns x into v so intuitively A inverse turns v into x* (Sorry for the long post hope it helped :))

  • @reezis1619

    @reezis1619

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Abdul Adeshina Ahh, thanks bro. The video misguided me. I thought the video showed the base vectors changing in a linear transformation. But the intuition behind linear transformation is that you multiply it with a transformation matrice and your vector can change it's direction and length, it isn't the base vectors changing, I get it now.

  • @ChumX100
    @ChumX1007 жыл бұрын

    These videos have the opposite effect on me than a regular lecture, they put me in a relaxed meditative state, concentrating on deep intuitions instead of a hectic state lost in calculations

  • @joulesjams20

    @joulesjams20

    7 жыл бұрын

    I sorta have that as well

  • @pranaygulati270

    @pranaygulati270

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, can't believe you managed to put that into words

  • @MohaMMaDiN55

    @MohaMMaDiN55

    5 жыл бұрын

    You’re right. Hahaha

  • @marcusstoica

    @marcusstoica

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is exactly what math is at its core.

  • @benhaze7468

    @benhaze7468

    3 жыл бұрын

    literally this.

  • @xat9259
    @xat92595 жыл бұрын

    God bless you even just for that Nullspace visualization.

  • @123gregery

    @123gregery

    4 жыл бұрын

    you understood it? I got nothing!

  • @obi-wankenobi8237

    @obi-wankenobi8237

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@123gregery Watch it again and again and again.. You guys really give up fast! I've watched this for like the 5th time and now everything seems natural since I practiced the computations too. The explanations are nearly perfect, and thee commenters help extend that.

  • @DavidS7474

    @DavidS7474

    4 жыл бұрын

    For the first time I understood that, and makes sense in my mind. If you go by the teacher explanation you may never get to fully understand the concept.

  • @That_One_Guy...

    @That_One_Guy...

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was mind blown by that Nullspace visualization, so that was what Nullspace meaning is

  • @gustafbstrom

    @gustafbstrom

    4 жыл бұрын

    My problem with understanding was when he suddenly takes A*v (it has been A*x until then) and calls that column space.

  • @austinsimpson8
    @austinsimpson82 жыл бұрын

    Holy crap dude, you've just synchronized an entire semester of lukewarm understanding into one single video that connects all the dots, absolutely wild.

  • @bikespike4150

    @bikespike4150

    Жыл бұрын

    I know right. It’s such a weird sensation for some reason.

  • @sairaj6875

    @sairaj6875

    8 ай бұрын

    all the dots and crosses * :D

  • @markoruzic3568
    @markoruzic35685 жыл бұрын

    I have to stop every 5 minutes just so i can pull myself together, this is so mind blowing that they are not showing this in all classes to all the students

  • @jumbocat805

    @jumbocat805

    7 ай бұрын

    SAME

  • @nirmalaliyanaarachchi8724
    @nirmalaliyanaarachchi87244 жыл бұрын

    This whole series has been a collection of "holy sh*t", dispersed at different time stamps.

  • @dineshdange5883

    @dineshdange5883

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why?

  • @SagaxCorvinus

    @SagaxCorvinus

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dineshdange5883 Because it's full of moments where you come to realize things that you possibly didn't understand during formal education. These videos focus on the _why_ , not the _how_ , if you get what I mean.

  • @shashikantkumar5095

    @shashikantkumar5095

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dineshdange5883 Cuz in every video when I learn something I feel like saying "holy sh*t"

  • @abrpapa

    @abrpapa

    3 жыл бұрын

    The biggest holy shit moment for me on this vid was 10:34

  • @63ch31

    @63ch31

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have holy shit-ed so many times troughout this series. I have spent numerous hours feeling retarded while watching the lectures provided by my school, only to grasp it all right now within the span of minutes.

  • @playitothebeat7911
    @playitothebeat79114 жыл бұрын

    the vibe that every one is feeling in the comments section is priceless

  • @nicholascunningham6936

    @nicholascunningham6936

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is what happens when education is done right. Imagine if all teachers and professors taught this way. I think many students would actually start to enjoy school. More than halfway through my linear algebra course and I only _now_ finally understand what everything means thanks to this playlist. It really is just mind-blowing. Before, I was just memorizing a bunch of steps to find an answer that had no meaning to me. Like, great, I found the determinant, not sure wtf that is but here's my answer for it, now give me my grade.

  • @RunstarHomer
    @RunstarHomer Жыл бұрын

    There will never be a channel that tops 3Blue1Brown. After months of studying, this video made all the difference in the world in 12 minutes.

  • @mazisilas7974
    @mazisilas79746 жыл бұрын

    Leave me alone. I'm not crying because I'm sad, I'm crying because I get it.

  • @playitothebeat7911

    @playitothebeat7911

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was in a series of shocks after each word he said, so I paused the video each time and felt like I wanna cry

  • @yahavhazut

    @yahavhazut

    4 жыл бұрын

    Every word here is so correct

  • @zepherius9997

    @zepherius9997

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's exactly what's happening to me right now

  • @123chen9

    @123chen9

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes,He says fantastic good

  • @kevinshen9391

    @kevinshen9391

    4 жыл бұрын

    A strange feeling indeed

  • @2Cerealbox
    @2Cerealbox7 жыл бұрын

    I'm already sad that this series is finite. ):

  • @OrangeC7

    @OrangeC7

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ya... but infinite videos would be... really, really short. I mean, Aleph Null length videos would be nothing compared to w^2 long videos. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @OrangeC7

    @OrangeC7

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Baumgarten Ralph Quite Exactly. 😅

  • @azureorbit

    @azureorbit

    7 жыл бұрын

    vsauce? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @duckymomo7935

    @duckymomo7935

    7 жыл бұрын

    linear algebra stil researched and infinite

  • @swalscha

    @swalscha

    7 жыл бұрын

    Go see the series of Maththebeautiful's channel to complete your knowledge of linear algebra.

  • @doctoridk9442
    @doctoridk94425 жыл бұрын

    words can't describe how mind-clearing this series is

  • @kjekelle96
    @kjekelle963 жыл бұрын

    0:00 intro 0:28 what about computations? 0:51 system of equations 2:38 visual 4:15 inverse and identity transformations 5:39 link with the determinant 8:02 “rank” 8:54 "column space" 9:38 "null space" 10:56 in sum

  • @thekillermuffin9557
    @thekillermuffin95577 жыл бұрын

    Can you please do a similar course on probability? Love these!

  • @royprotocol

    @royprotocol

    6 жыл бұрын

    YES PLEASE!

  • @ShubhamSaxena915

    @ShubhamSaxena915

    6 жыл бұрын

    thekillermuffin yes!

  • @MayankShrivastava0

    @MayankShrivastava0

    5 жыл бұрын

    Please

  • @cores_of_chill

    @cores_of_chill

    5 жыл бұрын

    It would be wonderful if you could do it.

  • @baptistebauer99

    @baptistebauer99

    5 жыл бұрын

    You mean... statistics, right? :p

  • @CoasterMagicX2
    @CoasterMagicX26 жыл бұрын

    In high school math, we recently learned this way to use matrices to calculate linear equations. But, without the intuition that you teach here and *WITHOUT LEARNING WHAT MATRICES ARE*. It felt like magic how we plugged in numbers into our calculators and watched it give us the answers. Math should never feel like magic. Thanks to you, I now know where it comes from, and it doesn't feel like magic anymore. Keep making these videos!

  • @ultimatedude5686

    @ultimatedude5686

    3 жыл бұрын

    Math still feels like magic but the mathematicians feel like wizards

  • @assholable

    @assholable

    2 жыл бұрын

    I dont like the way you are using 'magic' in a negative sense. The intuitive part is what is so magical about math

  • @rowdysrohan5641

    @rowdysrohan5641

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@assholable he just means something unknown dude

  • @eterty8335

    @eterty8335

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rowdysrohan5641 yeah but you gotta admit, "math shouldn't feel like magic" sounds bad even if you force yourself to not hear it that way, like something an evil, antagonistic cartoon show maths teacher would say

  • @ffggddss
    @ffggddss4 жыл бұрын

    I must tell you that I'm very impressed with your treatment of lin-alg in this series of videos. You've packed a solid chunk of a good LA course into a handful of 12-min videos, at a seemingly leisurely pace, with loads of intuition-provoking effects that help make the key concepts stick. It reinforces for me, the reason I subscribed to your channel. I'd also like to add - around the 1-minute mark in this chapter, where you're talking about the importance of matrices - a suggestion of another very strong reason: • the way they allow characterizing continuous, non-linear transformations as being locally approximated by linear ones. This really is something that makes them universally useful. It takes us into the concept of tangent spaces, and, ultimately, tensor calculus, which is the natural language of general relativity and other applications of curved manifolds, by relating nearby tangent spaces. Of course, this more full-blown explanation is well beyond the level of your series here, but I'm confident that you could drop the hints in a most understandable way about this, without going into unnecessary detail...Or maybe in a followup series that delves deeper. Meanwhile, I'm sitting back, enjoying the show! [Now where's that microwave popcorn...?] Fred

  • @ffggddss

    @ffggddss

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@downsonjerome7905 Congratulations! The other Fred

  • @scientificshrey2089

    @scientificshrey2089

    2 жыл бұрын

    And other resource(books or lectures) equivalent to these brilliant lectures to learn this stuff?

  • @MiScusi69

    @MiScusi69

    9 ай бұрын

    Well said, @ffggddss

  • @julijanailic3475
    @julijanailic34754 ай бұрын

    I am probably one of the lucky students that discovered this series during my linear algebra 1 course, and I have to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Not only have you awaken my passion for math through your other videos and make me want to study it at university but you have also helped me intuitively understand these key concepts. Often times professors give us definition that don't make sense in your head until you see an exemple. And you series is exactly that illustration I need to fully understand. Keep up the amazing content Grant!

  • @Lotschi

    @Lotschi

    4 ай бұрын

    This is exactly the problem I also have with the lectures. I quickly lost the understanding how all the things belong together. I‘s a pity I only see those videos now.

  • @Titurel
    @Titurel7 жыл бұрын

    I eat popcorn when I watch these...It's THAT entertaining...

  • @iicin

    @iicin

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same XD It was a relaxing lesson!

  • @77Evangelico

    @77Evangelico

    5 жыл бұрын

    Jajaj

  • @kamalvaishya1468

    @kamalvaishya1468

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @ritikravichandran4255

    @ritikravichandran4255

    4 жыл бұрын

    guess you were eating kernels while learning about kernels...I'll show myself out

  • @ayushgupta7273

    @ayushgupta7273

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just take out a notebook and start making notes lol

  • @fossilfighters101
    @fossilfighters1017 жыл бұрын

    3Blue1Brown, as a student in pre-calc right now, I find these a perfect accompaniment, both helping me intiutionalize (I'm making it a word) vectors and matrices and adding on extra, more complex things as icing on the cake. Thank you, sir.

  • @bengski68

    @bengski68

    7 жыл бұрын

    +fossfighters101 "intuit" is a nice word for "intuitionalize".

  • @3blue1brown

    @3blue1brown

    7 жыл бұрын

    I prefer "intuinternalize"

  • @fossilfighters101

    @fossilfighters101

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @fossilfighters101

    @fossilfighters101

    7 жыл бұрын

    :D

  • @bengski68

    @bengski68

    7 жыл бұрын

    +goohz essence and meaning... you mean the intuition? That is, the intuitionalization?

  • @qwerty69600
    @qwerty69600 Жыл бұрын

    This guy is epic. A great indication of how well someone understands a particular topic is how elegant and/or imaginative their explanations are. I've always found a lot of math a bit hard work. Not hard work in that I couldn't get through it, but hard work in that I always felt I was remembering arbitrary systems for solving arbitrary problems. This guy truly brings math to life and inspires me to learn more. Absolutely nobody, ever, not in anything I've ever read/heard/watched has managed that. Amazing.

  • @timbektu8829
    @timbektu88293 жыл бұрын

    I will die a happy man if you make a similar set of videos for Probability and Statistics. Having watched these videos, I will never be able to look at Matrices the same old-boring-cryptic way. Tight Hugs!

  • @RiotGearEpsilon
    @RiotGearEpsilon7 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the most enlightening video series i've ever seen.

  • @markjbaldwin
    @markjbaldwin5 жыл бұрын

    I remember in college as a math major having the intuition squished out of me by the professors bent on formal rigor. I was never any good at abstract math after that. I am happy to see that intuition is making a comeback. I think that all breakthrough mathematics is a result of intuition. I really like what this guy is doing for the intuitives.

  • @rickroller1566

    @rickroller1566

    2 жыл бұрын

    wait till you find out that 1 = 0.99999... or the infinity of the size of the reals is bigger than the size of the integers

  • @vazn4143

    @vazn4143

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rickroller1566 That's quite intuitive, it's just not trivial intuition. I'm sure those things were obvious for great mathematicians of the past. Intuition is way more powerfull than analysis.

  • @taylorward7576

    @taylorward7576

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vazn4143 I always thought of it as intuition solves problems more creatively and can solve problems you don't already know better than rigorous analysis, but is prone to error. The best approach I've found is to search for an intuitive solution to a problem and then back it up with rigorous symbolic logic to make sure my intuition makes sense. That said I'm a physics and engineering student so maybe pure math runs on different rules.

  • @vazn4143

    @vazn4143

    Жыл бұрын

    @@taylorward7576 I think from my experience i could say there's two types of math person. There's the guy that so much into the formal "side" of math that he can just juggle with the symbols and obtain proofs without even asking himselfwhat is the meaning of the things he juggle with. And there's people like me, who rely on the meaning of things and symbols to solve problems. It's doesn't mean that you lose abstraction because your symbols could have an abstract meaning in whatever mathematical structure you're working in. But its necessary to me. And then my intuition arise from the meaning of those ideas. It could be geometric intuition, algebraic or anything. But i would not be able to do any math at all (and i would not like math anyways) it i couldn't develop this intuition so yeah its pretty important in my opinion

  • @SomePersonWithAGoal-fd5gh

    @SomePersonWithAGoal-fd5gh

    28 күн бұрын

    @@rickroller1566 Thats pretty intuitive, like 0.999999... is trying to be as close to 1 as possible, may as well be equal to 1. Same goes for infinity the size of reals being bigger, since we know there are infinitely many reals between any two integers, you would intuitively think there are more reals.

  • @cutcc
    @cutcc5 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting how systems of equations is in the 7th episode of this series whereas in school, it's the first thing you learn. Really shows the difference between institutionalized learning and conceptual/intuitive learning.

  • @xrenynthemusicmage6422
    @xrenynthemusicmage64225 жыл бұрын

    Our maths professor explained everything mentioned in this playlist almost only numerically. Watching this got me more mind blows than ever before in such a short amount of time! PS: You truly saved my semester, dear sir

  • @Idontknow-vm1iy

    @Idontknow-vm1iy

    2 жыл бұрын

    I feel you. Luckily, my calculus professor often provides geometric intuition for the lessons he teaches. That is what most professors miss in my opinion, they focus on us remembering the equations as opposed to having an intuitive understanding of what the equations mean, and their implications for other concepts in math. For example, I understood the concept of the derivative mostly through what it meant when applied in physics. This applied concept helped me understand the fundamental math behind it even more. Every class becomes a lot more beneficial when you focus less on remembering equations and focus more on solving problems.

  • @Lemonickous
    @Lemonickous7 жыл бұрын

    To understand non full rank transformations, I like to think about it in the language that: "It loses information".

  • @Lemonickous

    @Lemonickous

    7 жыл бұрын

    Would be interesting to see your coverage of tensors as well by the way. Your videos are great fun :)

  • @learningsuper6785

    @learningsuper6785

    7 жыл бұрын

    Since non full rank matrices are not invertible, it does seem to lose information after the transformation.

  • @huverdoose

    @huverdoose

    6 жыл бұрын

    I just want you to know that Dr. Susskind was insulted by this comment.

  • @davidk7212

    @davidk7212

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is exactly how I think about it

  • @ayonbiswas4186

    @ayonbiswas4186

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dimensions, to be more precise.

  • @Tritiuhm
    @Tritiuhm6 жыл бұрын

    "... Plus, in practice, we usually get software to compute this stuff anyway." Not for me, my professor(s) have essentially outlawed the use of calculators. :'(

  • @maurofoti526

    @maurofoti526

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is correct, you need to know how to calculate them to rellay learn the meaning. Of course in real life you will not calculate a simple 3x3 matrix and you'll use a calculator, but you still need to understand what the calculator or the software is doing. That's why in all algebra and calculus exam calculators are forbidden but the exam itself only require very simple calculations, if you know the method of course

  • @mariachristyhajj6432
    @mariachristyhajj64323 ай бұрын

    Weeping, literally weeping over how familiar concepts finally make sense. I'm so glad I discovered you in my first year of engineering. Thank you so much.

  • @louiebajarias8931
    @louiebajarias89318 ай бұрын

    My comment will be another in a sea of many, but I wanted to express my gratitude for your existence. Your goal of giving maths a more intuitive approach really helps people like me who don't like to accept rules and formulas as they are and just use them. Please keep the good work up, it is invaluable.

  • @timmyaol5071
    @timmyaol50717 жыл бұрын

    Hi. Thank you. A) thank you for your honesty stating that you are focused on the intuition and not the calculation. B) thank you for actually focusing on the intuition rather than the calculation. You make linear algebra so much easier to understand. C) as a side note - thanks for the awesome graphics.

  • @zixuannie5038
    @zixuannie50387 жыл бұрын

    I really wish that I had watched this before I learned Linear Algebra

  • @JackHou-vw7hs

    @JackHou-vw7hs

    6 жыл бұрын

    i haven't taken linear algebra yet and im watching and understanding them just fine. 3b1b did a great job

  • @henryg.8762

    @henryg.8762

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm watching this in *this number has been removed for security reasons*th grade, and I am loving it!

  • @rickole7404

    @rickole7404

    4 жыл бұрын

    @TheBlueRaven This. I agree that it's better to have a rough idea of the concept before getting into those videos...

  • @NoorquackerInd

    @NoorquackerInd

    4 жыл бұрын

    I watch Essence of Calc before Calc BC and I'm not doing so well. Maybe I should've went Essence of Calc -> Khan Academy's Calc BC -> Actual class, where a grade matters

  • @qbtc

    @qbtc

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NoorquackerInd If you really want to learn math, you must do problems. Learning math and physics is not the same as knowledge based subjects like biology. You must build problem solving skills and a working knowledge. That's why you can understand this stuff intuitively and still fail your exams. Math tests are tests of skill not knowledge. I recommend Professor Leonard's KZread lectures and solving problems in a standard textbook or pausing his videos and solving along with him to really do well in your classes.

  • @ashwith
    @ashwith5 жыл бұрын

    7:55 And all the cases for Cramer's rule for the case when the determinant is zero suddenly makes sense. You're beyond brilliant! Wish I saw these videos before.

  • @kvamshi4561
    @kvamshi45614 жыл бұрын

    I'll definitely support you on Patreon after getting a job!

  • @dddiyamirza

    @dddiyamirza

    4 жыл бұрын

    How was your GATE result?

  • @kvamshi4561

    @kvamshi4561

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dddiyamirza I'm going to give my 1st attempt in 2021

  • @dddiyamirza

    @dddiyamirza

    4 жыл бұрын

    vamshi goud Oh great! I am also preparing for 2021!

  • @kvamshi4561

    @kvamshi4561

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dddiyamirza cool!

  • @kvamshi4561

    @kvamshi4561

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dddiyamirza branch?

  • @CupcakePump
    @CupcakePump4 жыл бұрын

    I am in my first year of bachelor in physics and astrophysics and this playlist helps me so much! It kind of reconnects me with reality and what everything actually means instead of what we see at uni. There we just see all the math part, computing and the (seemingly very important) proofs. Grant, I think you're doing an amazing job of explaining quite complex math while keeping your and our feet on the ground! I really love your way of explaining things. Thank you

  • @3blue1brown

    @3blue1brown

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @saturn3478

    @saturn3478

    5 ай бұрын

    how did your course went?

  • @kramer3d
    @kramer3d7 жыл бұрын

    I think I spotted an error. At 8:56 where you define Column Space... shouldn't it be ... Set of all possible outputs Ax?

  • @3blue1brown

    @3blue1brown

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oh! Good catch. I guess technically it doesn't matter, since for that sentence there's no reason the symbol v can't stand for the input. But certainly for clarity's sake it would have been better to have used an x.

  • @WeirdAlSuperFan

    @WeirdAlSuperFan

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@3blue1brown This comment really helped me! I was really confused about the whole idea of "output for your matrix" until I saw this, even though I've watched the rest of the series up until this point.

  • @waiitwhaat

    @waiitwhaat

    4 жыл бұрын

    So basically, 8:59 :)

  • @anjalikumar9193

    @anjalikumar9193

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WeirdAlSuperFan same here too ..i was als9 confused and hence went to check the comments..finally satisfied

  • @patricklao9762

    @patricklao9762

    4 жыл бұрын

    phew. thanks for the catch. i was kinda confused as well! thank you grant for this wonderful video!

  • @dathaniel9403
    @dathaniel94034 ай бұрын

    I took linear algebra in college (it wasn’t even required for my engineering degree, I just wanted to learn more about it) and despite being taught how to CALCULATE all of these values, I had zero intuition for what they were. I didn’t even know that the kernel was the set of vectors that get mapped onto the zero vector by a transformation. They just told us HOW to calculate the kernel, not what it was. Same with the determinant. I finally realize why a matrix doesn’t have an inverse when the determinant is zero, because you lose information about where those original vectors were when you lose rank, because it becomes no longer possible or to reverse the transformation. I passed that class with an A and had no idea of any of this intuition, only how to get the answers I needed for the exams.

  • @GrimKage
    @GrimKage2 жыл бұрын

    Dude, you haven't just given me solid insight and understanding of these concepts but also injected a desire for me to practice math. Thank you!

  • @Haz2288
    @Haz22887 жыл бұрын

    When I got a notification for this at work, I immediately went to the break area, popped in headphones, and watched it. You're doing a great thing, my friend

  • @duckymomo7935
    @duckymomo79357 жыл бұрын

    Rank-nullity theorem: Rank(A) + Nullity(A) = dim(A)

  • @High_Priest_Jonko

    @High_Priest_Jonko

    5 жыл бұрын

    That don't make a damn bit of sense

  • @preben3453

    @preben3453

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@High_Priest_Jonko It sure does! Observe that the rank of a matrix A is the number of dimensions in the output of the matrix transformation and the nullity (dimension of the null space) is simply the number of dimension in whatever span of vectors that gets 'squished' to the origin. If we look at a matrix transformation that squishes 3D space into 2D space, we observe that a whole line (lines are 1 dimensional) of vectors gets 'squished' to the origin which in turn means that the nullity is 1. The rank of the transformation, we defined to be the number of dimensions in the output, which we know to be 2D. Now we see that rank(A)+nullity(A)=2+1=3 which should give us the dimension of our matrix A. Well, because we looked at a matrix that squishes 3D space this has to be true!

  • @Es97Coqui

    @Es97Coqui

    4 жыл бұрын

    Preben That was beautifully articulated, my friend. Well done!

  • @tramquangpho

    @tramquangpho

    4 жыл бұрын

    1

  • @basittanweer3204

    @basittanweer3204

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@preben3453 beautifully explained! Thanks

  • @stuartlane2921
    @stuartlane29215 жыл бұрын

    This series is incredible - I use linear algebra every day but the deep level of intuition I'm gaining is astounding (and I'm only half way through!)

  • @meganarnold5912
    @meganarnold5912 Жыл бұрын

    I wish these videos were around when I was in school. I'm going back for a master's and these are the most informative refresher I could have asked for. Knowing the intuition behind the concepts, I remember the equations from school without issue.

  • @beezball38
    @beezball387 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love this. I learned Linear Algebra in a very good setting, but I never quite understood the linear transformation side of things until this series. this is one of the best series on youtube. bravo.

  • @ToaP2
    @ToaP26 жыл бұрын

    I took linear algebra 2.5 years ago and ever since I always wondered what is the meaning of a determinant and this series blew my mind. I wish they'd mentioned your channel to new students. This is pure gold right there!

  • @nanabel5909
    @nanabel59092 жыл бұрын

    i feel like i have opened my third eye

  • @naineshvala5906

    @naineshvala5906

    Ай бұрын

    Eye of agamotto!!

  • @eljuanman999
    @eljuanman9993 жыл бұрын

    With the help of this great video and a quick review of my old linear algebra textbook, I was finally able to understand many things intuitively, for example why the dimension of any vector space is the sum of the dimensions of the kernel and the image of any linear transformation whose domain is that vector space, and what the transformation does such that it holds. It's just amazing. Thank you, 3Blue1Brown!

  • @enricolucarelli816
    @enricolucarelli8167 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Simply superb! I was used to sit endless time trying to grasp in depth a few concepts like these. Now, barely 12 minutes of watching a video and everything seems soooo clear and sooo easy, and in such an amusing way, that it feels almost like cheating! Thank you very much for all these interesting videos!

  • @AntoshaPushkin
    @AntoshaPushkin7 жыл бұрын

    I saw those images only in my imagination, I am very glad that now I can see them as a real-life video and I will definitely recommend this set of videos to my friends who don't understand algebra

  • @AntoshaPushkin

    @AntoshaPushkin

    7 жыл бұрын

    By the way, do you have a patreon account? I think you are doing a great job and this job definitely has to be rewarded, animations are beautiful, the quality of the sound is nice, and overall impression after watching your videos is great

  • @3blue1brown

    @3blue1brown

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the offer! These videos come to you courtesy Khan Academy.

  • @elminaqueen9751
    @elminaqueen97515 жыл бұрын

    I want to hug this guy he is a gift from god

  • @oxidhdazoth5214
    @oxidhdazoth52144 жыл бұрын

    10:08 This is an awesome illustration of the Rank's formula! Thank you, you made me understand a lot.

  • @hari8568
    @hari85686 жыл бұрын

    I just want you to know I feel a sense of joy watching these videos I really can't describe especially after how professors teach us. Your videos are the highlight of my day

  • @suharsh96
    @suharsh967 жыл бұрын

    holy. shit. this was whats 'inverse' was all about

  • @rajat9800gt

    @rajat9800gt

    6 жыл бұрын

    haha i feel you bro

  • @Radi0_
    @Radi0_7 ай бұрын

    I watched these videos almost 2 years ago in absolute desparation of understanding linear algebra and it already was an eye-opener back then. But coming back to rewatch this after having taken other math classes it finally feels like it's all clicking together. What you're teaching with these animations could never be accomplished on some lecture slides. Thank you!

  • @Exhora
    @Exhora4 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel! I can't even describe how enlightened I feel now. I've been totally lost in math classes during my master's and PhD. Now I feel I can actually understand the concepts I've been trying to use all those years.

  • @babakparvizi2425
    @babakparvizi24256 жыл бұрын

    It's unbelievable how these animations make it so intuitive and easy to understand while dry text from a book has the opposite effect.

  • @taladiv3415
    @taladiv34156 жыл бұрын

    I find my self thanking you every few videos.. You help enlighten us with the very missing concepts that no lecturer of ours (university), as it seems, dares to delve in to while constantly and rapidly firing at us computational babble! I was laughing out of hopeless frustration during the lecture today (I would cry if else) and your unique time invested videos really contribute in restoring emotional balance in upset students like myself..

  • @natejack2292
    @natejack22922 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing how many properties of rank, nullity, and column space instantly began popping into my head watching this. In my abstract linear algebra class we were so focused on pumping out proofs about n-dimensional vector spaces that I never really got these. It makes sense that nullity and rank add up the way they do

  • @harsh.jaluka
    @harsh.jaluka4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for this series! I was able to solve questions of linear algebra before but never really understood the meaning behind it. You're a gift to education!

  • @vector8310
    @vector83106 жыл бұрын

    Whoever you are, you're a godsend. Intuition and motivation are simply indispensable to appreciating analytical expressions, and you are unparalleled in providing both through these productions.

  • @MrWater2
    @MrWater25 жыл бұрын

    It's saturday night my girlfriend go out with her friends while I'm watching these videos that I LOVE!!!

  • @xyzct

    @xyzct

    3 жыл бұрын

    Full rank winning.

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    @eduardoandrescontrerasrome6703

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right choice

  • @AnnaCalmbach
    @AnnaCalmbach3 жыл бұрын

    These lectures are awesome, thank you so so much! In uni I never really grasped the visualization of the calculations we were doing and what they acutally mean. We only spoke about definitions and theorems of these defintions. Now these videos just make it click into place and even inspire!

  • @juliabivens1807
    @juliabivens1807 Жыл бұрын

    I've just discovered your channel, and I appreciate this series! In my university class, I am learning how to do linear algebra computations and memorizing all of the processes to derive answers. However, your videos help me understand what actually occurs with those computations. Understanding the reasoning for linear algebra will help me as a math teacher much more than memorizing a series of formulas/processes.

  • @mihiriseneviratne3424
    @mihiriseneviratne34244 жыл бұрын

    I honestly cannot comprehend the artistry of your teaching ❤️ it's absolutely flawless and it inspires me beyond explicable words...

  • @asvz7375
    @asvz73757 жыл бұрын

    pls make the whole measure theory or topology. that would be of great value since there are few lectures about those topics online

  • @LomaxQ
    @LomaxQ Жыл бұрын

    All of these videos from the series just keeps blowing my mind.

  • @astrovishalthakur
    @astrovishalthakur2 жыл бұрын

    I can't express enough gratitude towards you. We have been taught matrices since high school but I never actually understood the intuition behind them or their properties. Thank you for creating such content which actually helps us visualize them. As all of them are animations, I understand that they must be very tough to create. Nevertheless, thank you again for such an amazing job. May God bless you.

  • @New_Hercules
    @New_Hercules4 жыл бұрын

    You have added a great deal of value for me. And from the looks of it, for a lot of other people as well. Thank you so much.

  • @dineshprasadgupta4625
    @dineshprasadgupta46257 жыл бұрын

    great job. I in my late 40s and wanted to learn linear algebra for my thesis. And nothing could have been better than these series of videos to start with. Gob bless you.

  • @edilsonfernandes4703
    @edilsonfernandes47038 ай бұрын

    This series is pure gold. I can't get enough of it!

  • @marbles3662
    @marbles36623 жыл бұрын

    You nailed it! Couldn't imagine math could be this easy , when you explain things my mind has no choice other than understanding it, thanks for the great explanation and visualization you brought to this world. I really mean it , and say it from the bottom of my heart.

  • @jonathanvoos2274
    @jonathanvoos22745 жыл бұрын

    In a time series econometrics class right now. These videos have helped immensely. I will end up with an A in the class. Thank you so much. Beautiful.

  • @derek8482
    @derek84824 жыл бұрын

    i love you, seriously this is amazing i mean you revealed the simplicity and the beauty of linear algebra. When i studied it i was sure it was more logical but the book was extremely (lame) and now i am wandering in the internet to get it the RIGHT way like here.

  • @eduardoschiavon5652
    @eduardoschiavon56525 жыл бұрын

    These videos are so amazing because they connect all the dots and show us the big picture of a subject that we are learning. Thanks!

  • @user-mw4pn3ej6r
    @user-mw4pn3ej6r9 ай бұрын

    These series of videos are brilliant. From the moment each video starts till the end it invites all to think and understand. You're great.

  • @tyfooods
    @tyfooods7 жыл бұрын

    Holy sh*t! I'm finally understanding it! I have been trying to self-study linear algebra for about 3 days now, and nothing was really making sense intuitively, till I watched these videos. Thank you so much!

  • @omar2046
    @omar2046 Жыл бұрын

    Take notes professors, this is how teaching is done.

  • @dylanrandle
    @dylanrandle3 жыл бұрын

    You’re a hero! Very intuitive when viewed geometrically. And the visuals accompanying the explanations are top-notch. Thank you, and well done!

  • @Ale-ff6ob
    @Ale-ff6ob4 жыл бұрын

    It's really incredible ... during my studies of linear algebra in Computer Science degree - almost 20 years ago - no one explained in this way and everything was very abstract and to be memorized without understanding what it was !! Compliments, I'll follow also your Calculus set for Analysis

  • @SafeAndEffectiveTheySaid
    @SafeAndEffectiveTheySaid7 жыл бұрын

    I've finally understood it.

  • @fatachu
    @fatachu7 жыл бұрын

    For some reason, I was so excited for this video to come out. This was the highlight of my day. I live a sad life :(

  • @alexsere3061

    @alexsere3061

    7 жыл бұрын

    me too, I get even more hyped now that they are published every week rather than everyday

  • @imaginaryunit.

    @imaginaryunit.

    7 жыл бұрын

    That or his videos are that good!

  • @AtanasNenov

    @AtanasNenov

    7 жыл бұрын

    These videos are pretty cool, they get to touch the core of mathematics and life. I don't think one such video being the highlight of your day necessarily means you live a sad life.

  • @aeroscience9834

    @aeroscience9834

    7 жыл бұрын

    The only thing sad about your life is that you think that's a bad thing

  • @alexsere3061

    @alexsere3061

    7 жыл бұрын

    Aeroscience but dont lie, seeing in your subrcriptions a video of this channel really hypes you up

  • @jornteurlings22
    @jornteurlings224 жыл бұрын

    Unlike other videos who just explain how everything is as it is, you really dive deep into why it is right. You are the reason why I finally understand all of these concepts, by just watching the video once.

  • @PritishMishra
    @PritishMishra3 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate and love how he emphasizes more on INTUITION part than COMPUTATION...!!! Thanks!!

  • @abhishekshrivastav6193
    @abhishekshrivastav61939 ай бұрын

    I am reborn after watching this playlist.

  • @MrCardeso
    @MrCardeso7 жыл бұрын

    Waiting for the next one with bated breath!

  • @NM-vw6xq
    @NM-vw6xq3 жыл бұрын

    Wow what a brilliant way to explain the inverse and identity matrix! This world needs more teachers like him.

  • @ishitagupta6637
    @ishitagupta66374 жыл бұрын

    This series makes math seem beautiful and exciting and I am here for it

  • @TheAgentJesus
    @TheAgentJesus7 жыл бұрын

    I know that you have a lot of videos planned after the conclusion of this invaluable series, and I'm indescribably excited for whatever it is that you decide to cover - but I personally feel wrapped up in, even lost in the world of Cantor; I feel as if I'm skirting the edges of a real intuition for the realm, and something tells me that a video or even series of videos by you on the world of infinite ordinals, inaccessible cardinals and other awe-inspiring entities that inhabit the endless would help me scale the wall. In any case, thank you immensely for all your effort and your tremendous efficacy. You've helped myself and surely many others break through more completely into the wider world of mathematics. Time to start counting down the days until the next one!

  • @BS-jw7nf
    @BS-jw7nf7 жыл бұрын

    you re a god man. this series is so great.

  • @JordanPurcell92
    @JordanPurcell925 жыл бұрын

    I got a solid A in my Linear Algebra course, but I have taken away more intuition about the subject in these videos than I did in that course. It isn't a slight at my old instructor either, you are legitimately an amazing instructor. Thank you so much for giving us these gifts.

  • @kanishanand4337
    @kanishanand43375 жыл бұрын

    Best tutorials ever. Most practically explained linear algebra videos . Can't find such material anywhere.

  • @winsrrow8125
    @winsrrow8125 Жыл бұрын

    first of all, i really apreciate this videos, are extremly helpfull and im gonna recomend it to my math teacher to share it with the people, but i have to ask for references about how to solve this things, unfortunately (for me at least) we cant use any type of electronic equipement for the math exams, no calculators, no pc...

  • @louisferreira1012
    @louisferreira10123 жыл бұрын

    "this isn't meant to teach you anything" proceeds to explain everything i didn't understand

  • @neonlight1203
    @neonlight12034 жыл бұрын

    This is such a beautiful course. Very nice visual representation. Thank you!

  • @usteLesh
    @usteLesh2 ай бұрын

    I'm really glad that you've been posting such a great course about liner algebra. Thank you!

  • @timberlin4075
    @timberlin40753 жыл бұрын

    this is oddly relaxing. like i could see my mom enjoying this

  • @seanxiang1060
    @seanxiang10607 жыл бұрын

    I would nail my linear algebra exam if I could find this series earlier

  • @Stella36969
    @Stella36969 Жыл бұрын

    thank you soo much for this wonderful playlist!!!

  • @matthiash4360
    @matthiash43602 күн бұрын

    Compared to ALL the other math teachers and professors I have had over the years, you NAILED it.

  • @StPeeper
    @StPeeper6 жыл бұрын

    Holly shit, after 2 years in math engineering you blew my mind at 2:47, now it all makes sense!

  • @benmaghsoodi2067

    @benmaghsoodi2067

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Pedro Takahashi Gunderson apparently something that doesn't help you learn linear algebra in any reasonable time scale.

  • @amir9513
    @amir95135 ай бұрын

    My professor started the lecture by showing this video.

  • @vcovo
    @vcovo4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation - makes doing the computations (for class) a whole lot more enjoyable too.

  • @suparnaprasad8187
    @suparnaprasad81872 ай бұрын

    This channel is absolutely mindblowing. Thank you so much!!! Please make more of these!