I'm not sure that Axler's book is great as a first LA book. I would go with something more traditional like Strang.
Although I really didn't feel like I "got" LA until I learned algebra (via Artin). By itself LA feels very "cookbook-y", like just a random set of unrelated things. Whereas in the context of algebra it really makes a lot more sense.
Although I really didn't feel like I "got" LA until I learned algebra (via Artin). By itself LA feels very "cookbook-y", like just a random set of unrelated things. Whereas in the context of algebra it really makes a lot more sense.