diff --git a/mat64/dense.go b/mat64/dense.go
index 505bf63..33d46cf 100644
--- a/mat64/dense.go
+++ b/mat64/dense.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (m *Dense) SetRow(i int, src []float64) {
 		panic(matrix.ErrRowLength)
 	}
 
-	copy(m.rowView(i), src)
+	copy(m.rawRowView(i), src)
 }
 
 // RowView returns row i of the matrix data represented as a column vector,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (m *Dense) RowView(i int) *Vector {
 	return &Vector{
 		mat: blas64.Vector{
 			Inc:  1,
-			Data: m.mat.Data[i*m.mat.Stride : i*m.mat.Stride+m.mat.Cols],
+			Data: m.rawRowView(i),
 		},
 		n: m.mat.Cols,
 	}
@@ -225,11 +225,11 @@ func (m *Dense) RawRowView(i int) []float64 {
 	if i >= m.mat.Rows || i < 0 {
 		panic(matrix.ErrRowAccess)
 	}
-	return m.rowView(i)
+	return m.rawRowView(i)
 }
 
-func (m *Dense) rowView(r int) []float64 {
-	return m.mat.Data[r*m.mat.Stride : r*m.mat.Stride+m.mat.Cols]
+func (m *Dense) rawRowView(i int) []float64 {
+	return m.mat.Data[i*m.mat.Stride : i*m.mat.Stride+m.mat.Cols]
 }
 
 // View returns a new Matrix that shares backing data with the receiver.
diff --git a/mat64/matrix.go b/mat64/matrix.go
index fe7a1d2..12da4e1 100644
--- a/mat64/matrix.go
+++ b/mat64/matrix.go
@@ -88,27 +88,27 @@ type Mutable interface {
 }
 
 // A RowViewer can return a Vector reflecting a row that is backed by the matrix
-// data. The Vector returned will have Len() == nCols.
+// data. The Vector returned will have length equal to the number of columns.
 type RowViewer interface {
-	RowView(r int) *Vector
+	RowView(i int) *Vector
 }
 
 // A RawRowViewer can return a slice of float64 reflecting a row that is backed by the matrix
 // data.
 type RawRowViewer interface {
-	RawRowView(r int) []float64
+	RawRowView(i int) []float64
 }
 
-// A ColViewer can return a Vector reflecting a row that is backed by the matrix
-// data. The Vector returned will have Len() == nRows.
+// A ColViewer can return a Vector reflecting a column that is backed by the matrix
+// data. The Vector returned will have length equal to the number of rows.
 type ColViewer interface {
-	ColView(c int) *Vector
+	ColView(j int) *Vector
 }
 
 // A RawColViewer can return a slice of float64 reflecting a column that is backed by the matrix
 // data.
 type RawColViewer interface {
-	RawColView(c int) []float64
+	RawColView(j int) []float64
 }
 
 // A Cloner can make a copy of a into the receiver, overwriting the previous value of the