What is the Linear Algebra course offered at BYU and should I take it?

In summary, there is an online Linear Algebra course offered at BYU called Math 343 - Elementary Linear Algebra. Some people in the conversation have not heard of it, but there is another option of taking MIT's opencourseware linear algebra course. The professor for this course, Gilbert Strang, has also written a book on the subject that was found useful by someone in the conversation.
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Have any of you heard of this online Linear Algebra course offered at BYU? Has anyone here taken it? I believe it's called Math 343 - Elementary Linear Algebra. I'm thinking about it taking it alongside my other classes next semester.
 
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I haven't heard of it but there is MIT's opencourseware linear algebra course in case you didn't want to formally take a distance ed course.

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-06Spring-2005/VideoLectures/index.htm
 
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I had a good experience with the book written by Gilbert Strang, the professor from MIT who has the Linear Algebra Open Courseware. We used his book in my Linear class it was good. I also found his lectures useful online
 

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