[luxbock]

> Given the centrality of linear algebra to applied mathematics (even in places where you wouldn't first expect, like the theory of regular expressions and finite automata)

Where can I read more about this?

[doneata]

Stephen Dolan's pearl "Fun with semirings" might be relevant:

http://stedolan.net/research/semirings.pdf

But I would also like to know what other resources Neel has to recommend.

[eru]

If you like Matlab more than Haskell, try https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11768822-graph-algorithm...