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Originally Posted by Char*Pntr

One comment on linear algebra - In my EE program, of course we have to take a lot of math classes - 3 semesters of Calculus, Applied differential equations, etc. So one summer I thought I'd take the Linear Algebra class, because with all the other math classes, I could then get a minor in mathematics as well. It sounded like an easy class- but it was pure hell.

All of the math classes I took up to that point, I could characterize as "shake 'n bake" that is, you learn a math definition, you get a problem, stick it in, and out pops the answer... pick 'n shovel work.

Linear Algebra, on the other hand, you actually have to think - learn about vector spaces, what a "basis" is, proofs, eigenvalues, and so on. It took a lot of thinking on my part. Sadly, I have never had to use any of this at work or anywhere else.

Same experience for me. The average for our tests were around 30%. I never felt so dumb in my life when it came to math.

Right now I'm taking continuum mechanics, which is basically just applied linear algebra.