Aerospace and linear algebra

[LovePhysics]

At our university, next to Calculus 1,2,3 every other math is linear algebra. Can someone explain what an aerospace engineer can do with linear algebra? Where and how is it applied/what is its use?

[D H]

Aerospace is a huge field, and practically every aspect of it uses linear algebra. Structures: linear algebra plays a huge role in finding structural modes. Guidance, navigation, and control: you can't make step one without a good understanding of linear algebra. Flight: linear algebra is at the heart of finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics.