Alfaris (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Man I really wish I could get into MIT but I highly doubt I could.. I am pretty confident that I could"survive" there but am not so confident in my personality. My grades are not so well right now but my test scores are decent I guess, but from what I've heard MIT cares more about your passion and determination for the subject than your test scores. I personally think I have a good a amount of both but I don't know how to make that evident to them..and it's too late to start doing my homework.

Xirous (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ah! Glorious, this is really helpfull~ Im already in 10th grade but I haven't really been getting algebra... I've been watching the whole series and its really, REALLY becomming clear to me. I actually feel rather stupid for not having understood before...

rennie1438 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

omg...why is he such an awesome lecturer?? i wish i started watching this earlier...i was so confused in class up until now...

NekkidMuddy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hahah lol

nybergjohn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Let them try ITT on for size first.

notToast (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

matrixes are really cool. i started messing around with them on my calculator but my teacher didn't want me to tell me more uses of it because he said ill do it in 4 years if i study mathematics.

WolverineInZen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Don't get too confident. This is the first lecture and a mere intro to linear algebra. Linear algebra gets way more in depth with vector spaces, basis transformations, Wronskian determinants and more mathematically-intensive concepts. The topic of systems of equations is appropriate for middle school students...I would be less inclined to say the same about more advanced linear algebra.

WolverineInZen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

As a physics undergrad and a mech. engineering grad student, I have to grudgingly admit that linear algebra has to be one of the more useful branches of math. I can't imagine doing any kind of academic work without invoking some sort of concept from linear algebra.

iugrehc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Lec 1 | MIT 18.06 Linear Algebra, Spring 2005

maveslbs (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

as far as a watch videos on MIT baout chemistry to math, i just notice that teachers looked nervous. are they really nervous or just at hurry?