Welcome Welcome to Basics of Linear Algebra for Machine Learning. Linear algebra is a pillar of machine learning. The field started to be formalized about 150 years ago, but it was only about 70 years ago that modern linear algebra came into existence. It’s a huge field of study that has made an impact on other areas of mathematics, such as statistics, as well as engineering and physics. Thankfully, we don’t need to know the breadth and depth of the field of linear algebra in order to improve our understanding and application of machine learning. I designed this book to teach you step-by-step the basics of linear algebra with concrete and executable examples in Python