Engineering mathematics applies mathematical theory to complex real-world engineering problems through practical engineering, scientific computing, and combining traditional boundaries. Matrices were first formulated in 1850 and organize numbers and variables in a rectangular structure. They are widely used across many fields including chemistry to balance chemical equations represented as matrices, electrical circuits using Kirchhoff's laws, computer graphics for transformations, graph theory, cryptography through encoding/decoding matrices, seismic surveys, robotics for programming movements, analyzing forces on bridges, and recording data and reports.