From 9a38592c79ee4e4b3a38e18092e880e4e92481c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Kroeker Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 21:55:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add pointers to the netlib documentation and Gilbert Strang's linear algebra primers --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6c6322c32..fed3936ee 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ Drone CI: [![Build Status](https://cloud.drone.io/api/badges/xianyi/OpenBLAS/sta ## Introduction -OpenBLAS is an optimized Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms library based on GotoBLAS2 1.13 BSD version. +OpenBLAS is an optimized BLAS (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) library based on GotoBLAS2 1.13 BSD version. Please read the documentation on the OpenBLAS wiki pages: . +For a general introduction to the BLAS routines, please refer to the extensive documentation of their reference implementation hosted at netlib: +. On that site you will likewise find documentation for the reference implementation of the higher-level library LAPACK - the **L**inear **A**lgebra **Pack**age that comes included with OpenBLAS. If you are looking for a general primer or refresher on Linear Algebra, the set of six +20-minute lecture videos by Prof. Gilbert Strang on either MIT OpenCourseWare or Youtube may be helpful. + ## Binary Packages We provide official binary packages for the following platform: