diff --git a/src/mat.rs b/src/mat.rs
index ae7339f..166a022 100644
--- a/src/mat.rs
+++ b/src/mat.rs
@@ -1702,17 +1702,97 @@ impl<T> MatTranspose<T, Mat34<T>> for Mat43<T> where T: Number {
     }
 }
 
+/// trait for the minor of a matrix
+/// the minor is the determinant of the matrix without the given row and column
+pub trait MatMinor<T, Other> {
+    fn minor(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> T;
+}
+
+impl<T> MatMinor<T, T> for Mat2<T> where T: Number {
+    fn minor(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> T {
+        self.at(1 - row, 1 - column)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> MatMinor<T, Mat2<T>> for Mat3<T> where T: Number {
+    fn minor(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> T {
+        let mut m = Mat2::zero();
+        let mut pos = 0;
+        
+        for l in 0..3 {
+            for k in 0..3 {
+                if l != row && k != column {
+                    m.set(pos / 2, pos % 2, self.at(l, k));
+                    pos += 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        m.determinant()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> MatMinor<T, Mat3<T>> for Mat4<T> where T: Number {
+    fn minor(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> T {
+        let mut m = Mat3::zero();
+        let mut pos = 0;
+        
+        for l in 0..4 {
+            for k in 0..4 {
+                if l != row && k != column {
+                    m.set(pos / 3, pos % 3, self.at(l, k));
+                    pos += 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        m.determinant()
+    }
+}
+
+/// trait for the cofactor of a matrix
+/// the cofactor is the minor with an alternating sign, multiplied by (-1)^(row+column)
+pub trait MatCofactor<T, Other> {
+    fn cofactor(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> T;
+}
+
+impl <T> MatCofactor<T, T> for Mat2<T> where T: SignedNumber {
+    fn cofactor(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> T {
+        let sign = if (row + column & 1) == 1 { T::minus_one() } else { T::one() };
+        sign * self.minor(row, column)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> MatCofactor<T, T> for Mat3<T> where T: SignedNumber {
+    fn cofactor(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> T {
+        let sign = if (row + column & 1) == 1 { T::minus_one() } else { T::one() };
+        sign * self.minor(row, column)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> MatCofactor<T, T> for Mat4<T> where T: SignedNumber {
+    fn cofactor(&self, row: u32, column: u32) -> T {
+        let sign = if (row + column & 1) == 1 { T::minus_one() } else { T::one() };
+        sign * self.minor(row, column)
+    }
+}
+
+/// trait for the adjugate of a matrix
+/// the adjugate is the transpose of the cofactor matrix
+/// the cofactor matrix is the matrix where each element is replaced by its cofactor
 pub trait MatAdjugate<T> {
     fn adjugate(&self) -> Self;
 }
 
 impl<T> MatAdjugate<T> for Mat2<T> where T: SignedNumber {
     fn adjugate(&self) -> Self {
-        // 2x2 is a simple hardcoded case
-        Mat2::from((
-             self.m[3], -self.m[1],
-            -self.m[2],  self.m[0]
-        ))
+        let mut output = Mat2::zero();
+        output.set(0, 0, self.cofactor(0, 0));
+        output.set(0, 1, self.cofactor(1, 0));
+        output.set(1, 0, self.cofactor(0, 1));
+        output.set(1, 1, self.cofactor(1, 1));
+        
+        output
     }
 }
 
@@ -1721,54 +1801,23 @@ impl<T> MatAdjugate<T> for Mat3<T> where T: SignedNumber {
         let mut output = Mat3::zero();
         for j in 0..3 {
             for i in 0..3 {
-                // gather minor matrix
-                let mut mm = Mat2::zero();
-                let mut pos = 0;
-                for l in 0..3 {
-                    for k in 0..3 {
-                        if l != j && k != i {
-                            let sign = if (k+l & 1) == 1 {
-                                T::minus_one()
-                            } else {
-                                T::one()
-                            };
-                            mm.m[pos] = self.at(k, l) * sign;
-                            pos = pos + 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                output.set(i, j, mm.determinant());
+                output.set(i, j, self.cofactor(i, j));
             }
         }
+        
         output.transpose()
     }
 }
 
-
 impl<T> MatAdjugate<T> for Mat4<T> where T: SignedNumber {
     fn adjugate(&self) -> Self {
         let mut output = Mat4::zero();
         for j in 0..4 {
             for i in 0..4 {
-                // gather minor matrix
-                let mut mm = Mat3::zero();
-                let mut pos = 0;
-                for l in 0..4 {
-                    for k in 0..4 {
-                        if l != j && k != i {
-                            let sign = if (k+l & 1) == 1 {
-                                T::minus_one()
-                            } else {
-                                T::one()
-                            };
-                            mm.m[pos] = self.at(k, l) * sign;
-                            pos = pos + 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                output.set(i, j, mm.determinant());
+                output.set(i, j, self.cofactor(i, j));
             }
         }
+        
         output.transpose()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/quat.rs b/src/quat.rs
index 29c5558..8313b77 100644
--- a/src/quat.rs
+++ b/src/quat.rs
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ impl<T> Quat<T> where T: Float + FloatOps<T> + SignedNumberOps<T> {
     pub fn from_matrix(m: Mat3<T>) -> Self {
         // https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/893984/conversion-of-rotation-matrix-to-quaternion
         let m00 = m.m[0];
-        let m01 = m.m[4];
-        let m02 = m.m[8];
+        let m01 = m.m[3];
+        let m02 = m.m[6];
         let m10 = m.m[1];
-        let m11 = m.m[5];
-        let m12 = m.m[9];
+        let m11 = m.m[4];
+        let m12 = m.m[7];
         let m20 = m.m[2];
-        let m21 = m.m[6];
-        let m22 = m.m[10];
+        let m21 = m.m[5];
+        let m22 = m.m[8];
 
         let t = T::zero();
         let t0 = T::zero();
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index 70541b2..9b013d7 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -6172,4 +6172,84 @@ fn test_adjugate() {
         -399, -288,  69,   177,
          123,  75,  -228, -27
     )));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_minor() {
+    let m = Mat2::from((
+        2, 3,
+        1, 4
+    ));
+    
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 0), 4);
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 1), 1);
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 0), 3);
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 1), 2);
+    
+    let m = Mat3::from((
+        1, -1, 2,
+        2, 3, 5,
+        1, 0, 3
+    ));
+    
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 0), Mat2::new(3, 5,0, 3).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 1), Mat2::new(2, 5,1, 3).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 2), Mat2::new(2, 3,1, 0).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 0), Mat2::new(-1, 2,0, 3).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 1), Mat2::new(1, 2,1, 3).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 2), Mat2::new(1, -1,1, 0).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(2, 0), Mat2::new(-1, 2,3, 5).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(2, 1), Mat2::new(1, 2,2, 5).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(2, 2), Mat2::new(1, -1,2, 3).determinant());
+    
+    let m = Mat4::from((
+        1, 3, -1, 2,
+        5, -6, 7, 0,
+        1, 0, 2, 9,
+        10, -3, -2, 1
+    ));
+    
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 0), Mat3::new(-6, 7, 0, 0, 2, 9, -3, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 1), Mat3::new(5, 7, 0, 1, 2, 9, 10, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 2), Mat3::new(5, -6, 0, 1, 0, 9, 10, -3, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(0, 3), Mat3::new(5, -6, 7, 1, 0, 2, 10, -3, -2).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 0), Mat3::new(3, -1, 2, 0, 2, 9, -3, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 1), Mat3::new(1, -1, 2, 1, 2, 9, 10, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 2), Mat3::new(1, 3, 2, 1, 0, 9, 10, -3, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(1, 3), Mat3::new(1, 3, -1, 1, 0, 2, 10, -3, -2).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(2, 0), Mat3::new(3, -1, 2, -6, 7, 0, -3, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(2, 1), Mat3::new(1, -1, 2, 5, 7, 0, 10, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(2, 2), Mat3::new(1, 3, 2, 5, -6, 0, 10, -3, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(2, 3), Mat3::new(1, 3, -1, 5, -6, 7, 10, -3, -2).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(3, 0), Mat3::new(3, -1, 2, -6, 7, 0, 0, 2, 9).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(3, 1), Mat3::new(1, -1, 2, 5, 7, 0, 1, 2, 9).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(3, 2), Mat3::new(1, 3, 2, 5, -6, 0, 1, 0, 9).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.minor(3, 3), Mat3::new(1, 3, -1, 5, -6, 7, 1, 0, 2).determinant());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_cofactor() {
+    let m = Mat4::from((
+        1, 3, -1, 2,
+        5, -6, 7, 0,
+        1, 0, 2, 9,
+        10, -3, -2, 1
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(0, 0), Mat3::new(-6, 7, 0, 0, 2, 9, -3, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(0, 1), -Mat3::new(5, 7, 0, 1, 2, 9, 10, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(0, 2), Mat3::new(5, -6, 0, 1, 0, 9, 10, -3, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(0, 3), -Mat3::new(5, -6, 7, 1, 0, 2, 10, -3, -2).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(1, 0), -Mat3::new(3, -1, 2, 0, 2, 9, -3, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(1, 1), Mat3::new(1, -1, 2, 1, 2, 9, 10, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(1, 2), -Mat3::new(1, 3, 2, 1, 0, 9, 10, -3, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(1, 3), Mat3::new(1, 3, -1, 1, 0, 2, 10, -3, -2).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(2, 0), Mat3::new(3, -1, 2, -6, 7, 0, -3, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(2, 1), -Mat3::new(1, -1, 2, 5, 7, 0, 10, -2, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(2, 2), Mat3::new(1, 3, 2, 5, -6, 0, 10, -3, 1).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(2, 3), -Mat3::new(1, 3, -1, 5, -6, 7, 10, -3, -2).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(3, 0), -Mat3::new(3, -1, 2, -6, 7, 0, 0, 2, 9).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(3, 1), Mat3::new(1, -1, 2, 5, 7, 0, 1, 2, 9).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(3, 2), -Mat3::new(1, 3, 2, 5, -6, 0, 1, 0, 9).determinant());
+    assert_eq!(m.cofactor(3, 3), Mat3::new(1, 3, -1, 5, -6, 7, 1, 0, 2).determinant());
 }
\ No newline at end of file