Is linear algebra laying the foundation for something important?

Question

I'm majoring in mathematics and currently enrolled in Linear Algebra. It's very different, but I like it (I think). My question is this: What doors does this course open? (I saw a post about Linear Algebra being the foundation for Applied Mathematics -- but I like doing math for the sake of math, not so much the applications.) Is this a stand-alone class, or will the new things I'm learning come into play later on?

Answer 1

Linear programming is pretty much a standalone class. However, it is a very useful subject which can solve many problems; problems where you are trying to maximize or minimize a linear function of variables where these variables are subject to linear constraints. I used this technique in a banking application where I minimized the cost of funding the banks purchased money portfolio subject to constraints such as liquidity and debt to equity ratio.

Yes, this topic is a key foundation to many useful application. But it is not a theoretical foundation for subjects to follow.. Hope this helps. Terry.