diff --git a/go/matrix/matrix.go b/go/matrix/matrix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bbfcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/matrix/matrix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package matrix
+
+import "strings"
+
+type Matrix struct {
+	vals [][]int
+}
+
+func New(in string) (*Matrix, error) {
+	ret := Matrix{}
+	rows := strings.Split(in, "\n")
+	return &ret, nil
+}
+
+func (m *Matrix) Rows() [][]int {
+	return m.vals
+}
+
+func (m *Matrix) Cols() [][]int {
+	ret := [][]int{}
+	if len(m.vals) > 0 {
+		//		for i := 0; i < len(m.vals[0]); i++ {
+		//		}
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func (m *Matrix) Set(r, c int, val int) bool {
+	if len(m.vals) < r || len(m.vals[r]) < c {
+		return false
+	}
+	m.vals[r][c] = val
+	return true
+}