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Slide Set 15e: The elation of projecting a vector onto a subspace
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Slide Set 16b: Transmuting a basis into an orthogonal one
Note Set 16a: Believing in the righteousness of orthogonal bases
We present the reasons for preferring orthogonality in our bases. We like orthonormal bases even more. Next: How to turn any basis into an orthogonal one.
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16a: Believing in the righteousness of orthogonal bases
Slide Set 15e: The elation of projecting a vector onto a subspace
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Slide Set 16b: Transmuting a basis into an orthogonal one