Linear Algebra is so cool

In which fields is linear algebra predominantly used in?
Just curious.

In Programming, Linar Algebra is very heavily used. Linear Algebra makes data analysis much more manageable.
As a matter of fact, as a Computer Engineer with a focus on AI, I see myself using Linar Algebra much more than I'll ever use Calculus.

I heard it is hard as hell and I shouldn't take it when I get into college.

Linear Algebra is RIDICULOUS EASY. Or at least for me it was, much simpler and easier to understand than Differential Equations. Calculus is incredibly boring, Linear Algebra is fun

The calculus track is overemphasized at the expense of other math because it is predominantly useful in many kinds of engineering. However, not everyone is going to become an engineer.

Linear is more fundamental and (I would argue) more interesting to think about. It also has a lot of applications. Therefore, it should be taught earlier and to more people.

Discuss.

I agree that Calculus is way overemphasized. I used to love Math, until I got to Calculus courses and was like, oh so this is the higher level Math? This boring, boring math.
After doing Calculus I, II, III and Differential Equations, I thought that Math was only that. I am so glad that Linear Algebra showed me again what I used to like about Math. I love puzzles, and Linear Algebra is like one big Math Puzzle lol. I wish Abstract Math was part of my curriculum so I can submerge myself more into it.
As a Computer Engineering that is not focused in the Hardware, I find Linear Algebra a lot more useful than Calculus.

I loved linear algebra but I don't think everyone is mentally equipped to handle it. Calculus is easy to visualize as you can just throw it onto a graph and see what's going on. When people struggle with calculus, people struggle with the algebra involved and not necessarily the calculus. It's definitely something everyone can learn if they put in the effort. Linear algebra is falling more towards the highly abstract mathematics such as functional analysis, differential geometry and Galois theory. Math at those point are non-intuitive. I would be mad if I was not in a math-related major and linear algebra is one of my requirements.

Calculus is harder than Linear Algebra. Calculus is also very boring in my opinion, and it's real life applications are very limited compared to Linear Algebra.
Maybe if people learn some fundamentals of Linear Algebra they wouldn't have struggled with the algebra in Calculus. Nobody is saying to teach the advanced Abstract Math before Calculus, but emphasize the fundamentals of Linear Algebra as much as the fundamentals of Calculus.
As a CE major I am really mad that I have to learn Differential Equations when I'll most likely never have to use it in my Major. Linear Algebra in the other hand, there are many different uses.