My intention with this first post was to show how to work with the mathematical constructs. I have already started on the next article, which will provide the

My intention with this first post was to show how to work with the mathematical constructs. I have already started on the next article, which will provide the context for what these mathematical constructs provide. To briefly answer your question, for 3d graphics the Matrix provides an efficient mechanism to translate, scale, rotate, shear and convert between different coordinate systems.