Hate Linear Algebra? Advice for Applied Math?

[thrill3rnit3]

He dosen't put on putnam problems does he?

nah...I wouldn't think he's THAT evil. Probably IMO problems.

 

[inempty]

LA is as important as Caculus, and may be even more useful when you learning QM. It's usual to calculate eigenvalues and diagonalise matrixes when resolving QM problems. However, not everything learned in LA courses is very needed, though it won't be bad to be familiar with all of them. Fairly speaking LA is difficult so you should find some collections of problems to complete. Practice makes perfect.