# Book Notes: The Dark Art of Linear Algebra by Seth Braver -- Chapter 1 Review

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Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://ruslanspivak.com/bb06/>)

Author: Ruslan Spivak

Published: 2025-07-15T14:38:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Ruslan Spivak](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ruslan-spivak.md>)

Topics: [Mathematics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mathematics.md>), [math](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/math.md>)

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## AI overview

A review of Chapter 1 of Seth Braver's The Dark Art of Linear Algebra, focusing on geometric interpretations of vectors, vector addition, subtraction by addition, and the roles of commutativity and associativity.

## Source excerpt

"Mathematics is the art of reducing any problem to linear algebra." -- William Stein If you've ever looked at a vector and thought, "Just a column of numbers, right?", this chapter will change that. The Dark Art of Linear Algebra (aka DALA) by Seth Braver opens with one of the ...