diff --git a/include/omath/mat.hpp b/include/omath/mat.hpp
index 07ae913..9bb653f 100644
--- a/include/omath/mat.hpp
+++ b/include/omath/mat.hpp
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ namespace omath
             if constexpr (Rows > 2)
             {
                 Type det = 0;
-                for (size_t i = 0; i < Columns; ++i)
+                for (size_t column = 0; column < Columns; ++column)
                 {
-                    const Type cofactor = (i % 2 == 0 ? 1 : -1) * At(0, i) * Minor(0, i).Determinant();
+                    const Type cofactor = At(0, column) * AlgComplement(0, column);
                     det += cofactor;
                 }
                 return det;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace omath
         }
 
         [[nodiscard]]
-        constexpr Mat<Rows - 1, Columns - 1, Type, StoreType> Minor(const size_t row, const size_t column) const
+        constexpr Mat<Rows - 1, Columns - 1, Type, StoreType> Strip(const size_t row, const size_t column) const
         {
             static_assert(Rows-1 > 0 && Columns-1 > 0);
             Mat<Rows - 1, Columns - 1, Type, StoreType> result;
@@ -288,6 +288,19 @@ namespace omath
             return result;
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        constexpr Type Minor(const size_t row, const size_t column) const
+        {
+            return Strip(row, column).Determinant();
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        constexpr Type AlgComplement(const size_t row, const size_t column) const
+        {
+            const auto minor = Minor(row, column);
+            return (row + column + 2) % 2 == 0 ? minor: -minor;
+        }
+
         [[nodiscard]]
         constexpr const std::array<Type, Rows * Columns>& RawArray() const
         {
diff --git a/tests/general/unit_test_mat.cpp b/tests/general/unit_test_mat.cpp
index 43b25c1..ec60eb3 100644
--- a/tests/general/unit_test_mat.cpp
+++ b/tests/general/unit_test_mat.cpp
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ TEST(UnitTestMatStandalone, Determinant_3x3)
 }
 
 // Test Minor for 3x3 matrix
-TEST(UnitTestMatStandalone, Minor_3x3)
+TEST(UnitTestMatStandalone, Strip_3x3)
 {
     constexpr Mat<3, 3> m{{3, 0, 2}, {2, 0, -2}, {0, 1, 1}};
-    auto minor = m.Minor(0, 0);
+    auto minor = m.Strip(0, 0);
     EXPECT_EQ(minor.RowCount(), 2);
     EXPECT_EQ(minor.ColumnsCount(), 2);
     EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(minor.At(0, 0), 0.0f);