I always see linear algebra on HN and many people comment on how they never understood the subject. This makes me ask: what exactly is it that people don&#x27;t get about linear algebra? What makes it appear to be a difficult subject?<p>As someone who has used linear algebra almost every day in some form over the last decade, it&#x27;s hard to get a perspective of what aspects are challenging to the beginner. And since I TA courses that involve linear algebra, it is good to know where the problems are.