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+# MIT Course 18.06, Spring 2017
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+This is a repository for Prof. Steven G. Johnson's course [18.06: Linear Algebra](http://web.mit.edu/18.06) at MIT in 2017.
+(See also the [Stellar 18.06 page](https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/18/sp17/18.06/index.html).)