alt Hacker News> It's wild seeing people say "if you really want to understand this topic, pick up Axler"
I agree. I don't think "Linear Algebra Done Right" is a good fit for most people. It's way too dry, and I don't think his crusade against determinants helps the book. I don't know what a good book suggestion would be, though. Maybe just nab the course notes/slides/exercises off some university's website?
> this is a blog post
Blog posts can be and often are amazing.
> My feeling is that a lot of the critique here is really signaling.
Weird accusation, so just to be clear, I haven't done anything serious with anything, ever.
I wasn't referring to anybody in particular. But, like: what is the point of calling out a blog post for not presenting the angle interpretation of the dot product? How would that have fit with the goals of this post? You presented it as a defect, but that logic also suggests Strang's explanation is defective.