I’m 26 years out of high school, and I’ve used a lot of the algebra I’ve learned over the years at different jobs. This has allowed me to both appreciate and understand it better. But one thing I’ve never fully understood is Matrix Algebra. We spent a ridiculous amount of time on it in high school, but without ever receiving an explanation as to how we would end up using this in the future. Consequently, I’ve forgotten everything about it. I would also say I never really got it when they were teaching it to us, as I don’t do well on conceptual math versus practical math. So now I’m thinking back on the subject. Can anyone explain to me when matrix algebra comes in handy? And give an example of why it’s useful? thank you
***edited to matrix algebra, though couldn’t change title. Thought this was the plural of matrix…
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What is matrici algebra? You mean matrix/linear algebra?
If so; linear algebra is immensely important in all sorts of real-world computations, where you take complicated problems in physics and engineering and break them down into millions (if not billions) of smaller, simpler mathematical expressions that all need to be solved simultaneously, on a computer. Stress mechanics, fluid dynamics, anything that requires advanced computation overwhelmingly leans on linear algebra to actually solve these kinds of problems.
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