<p>So my school is on a quarter system, I plan on taking Linear Algebra in the fall after Calc I.(currently taking)</p>
<p>Question is what can I do to prepare for Linear? And would have taking other calcs helped or not?</p>
<p>Here is my Fall schedule:
-Lin Alg
-Physics I
-Calc II</p>
<p>i wouldn’t bother with linear algebra, unless you’re really spot on with integration/solving multiple systems of equations; there might be some trig applications as well, but you have to be able to work with large equations for more than 15 minutes a problem on avg. i don’t want to discourage you unless your algebra is strong</p>
<p>All you need is a pretty basic understanding of matrices.
It’s one of the easiest college math classes in the engineering curriculum.</p>
<p>This depends a lot on your school curriculum and how your professor manages the course. When I took linear algebra there was hardly any calculus at all. The only calc that sometimes appeared was in “interesting” problems that the book explored. For example, describing the inner product of two functions with an integral (usually an easy integral to solve). </p>
<p>It’s entirely possible to teach the course without calculus. Sometimes I feel like the pre-req of calc is simply to make sure students are prepared to think abstractly. The difficulty in the course is wrapping your head around proofs.</p>
<p>One thing you can do is get the linear algebra textbook, maybe at the library if you want, and start looking through it. You might want to learn or refresh yourself about matrices and matrix computation. There are great online sources as well. Here’s one that I love:
<a href=“http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/LinAlg/LinAlg.aspx[/url]”>http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/LinAlg/LinAlg.aspx</a></p>
<p>Good luck in your class. It was one of my favorites when I took it.</p>