Immersive Linear Algebra
Immersive Linear Algebra by Ximena Fernándezby Ximena Fernández
Shares rank 7 of 20 mathematics textbooks by recommenders
Clean, interactive guide with theorems and proofs that helps readers move smoothly from section to section. One critic found it leans a bit too far into applications.
Clean, interactive guide with theorems and proofs that helps readers move smoothly from section to section. One critic found it leans a bit too far into applications.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clean presentation with smooth section flow
“Clean presentation that tells you what you need to know to move from one section to the next”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “Immersive Linear Algebra Book with Interactive Figures” Covers both theorems and proofs
“There are both theorems and proofs there.”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “Immersive Linear Algebra Book with Interactive Figures” Wish it had existed earlier
“I LOVE this book! Where was it when I was learning algebra, years ago??”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “Immersive Linear Algebra Book with Interactive Figures”
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| Immersive Linear Algebraby Ximena FernándezThis page | 4 | 1 | 80% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“these programmers-oriented resources are all about applications…maybe a bit too much”
“There are both theorems and proofs there.”
“Clean presentation that tells you what you need to know to move from one section to the next”
“I LOVE this book! Where was it when I was learning algebra, years ago??”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.