What's so "linear" about linear algebra?

the equations if graphed, give you a line. I hope that clears things up.

"Linear algebra is a branch of mathematics that studies vector spaces, also called linear spaces, along with linear functions that input one vector and output another. Such functions are called linear maps (or linear transformations or linear operators) and can be represented by matrices if a basis is given. The matrix theory is often considered as a part of linear algebra. Linear algebra is commonly restricted to the case of finite dimensional vector spaces, while the peculiarities of the infinite dimensional case are traditionally covered in linear functional analysis."

Nothing Math Is Stupid

:-) The starting point is with simple equation systems (the ones that look like "y = mx + b") which are graphically linear.

As you progress, you move into matrices, which are effectively sets of vectors - lines with magnitude (size) and direction within a graphical system, so you get into a whole lot of lines in multiple dimensions (not just the planar two), and the same techniques apply.

Linear algebra is always solved with linear-style approaches, where the logic is very straight forward, and, well, linear.