This document outlines the key topics covered in Chapter 2 of the book "Linear Algebra" by Jin Ho Lee. The chapter introduces fundamental concepts in linear algebra including scalars, vectors, matrices, and tensors. It describes operations on these objects such as matrix multiplication and vector dot products. Important matrix properties and special types of matrices like identity, inverse, diagonal, and symmetric matrices are defined. Linear dependence, spans, and vector spaces are discussed. Various vector and matrix norms are also introduced.