My linear algebra professor put a lot of effort into showing us the processes; how to do things, how and why they worked. Unfortunately they spent no time showing us how this stuff was actually used in the real world, and so for me it all went in one ear and out the other. A buddy of mine said that his professor spent about half an hour discussing some applications of linear algebra, and just that half hour lecture made the subject much more palatable.
Then a few years later, I took a computer graphics class for my CS degree, and we were learning how to render a 3D object on a 2D monitor. And of course we used linear algebra, and then it made perfect sense. I figure all the people in the math department that cared about practical applications had left to join the CS department, or EE, or Physics or whatever. So the math department, at least at my university, had only the people who just cared about the theory, which just didn't work for my brain.
Kisses goodbye to linear algebra way years ago. I think if I knew how it is applied in real life, I would be way more into it. Always respect people who can teach difficult or abstract stuffs in a fun way.
Then a few years later, I took a computer graphics class for my CS degree, and we were learning how to render a 3D object on a 2D monitor. And of course we used linear algebra, and then it made perfect sense. I figure all the people in the math department that cared about practical applications had left to join the CS department, or EE, or Physics or whatever. So the math department, at least at my university, had only the people who just cared about the theory, which just didn't work for my brain.