Engineering and Math: 2 unseperatable fields?

Philippines
December 18, 2010 8:05am CST
Hi guys, I'm an engineering major student. I've been full of subjects involving math and I'm quite sure, like me, some of you hate it too. But despite the fact that I don't enjoy it, I really need to study it. I enjoy Engineering but I don't enjoy math. I, especially, hate Calculus but I have to live with it since its part of the course I'm currently in. So, anyway, What do you think? Is math really important to Engineering? I mean, yeah sure! The basics are very important to the field but is Calculus really needed? Differential and Integration? What's the deal of studying it in Engineering? I'm currently studying my minors so I haven't fully gotten a grasp on the majors of the field. What's your say to this? Also, do you love math?
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• India
18 Dec 10
I really hate maths but I am very good at it too but I hate maths. Maths is very important for Engineering as later on Maths really helps the Engineer's a lot. I ahve studies these subjects and I really hate Integration and Derivation. It is just so confusing. It is very Important as it makes our calculation faster and most of the Derivations use Integration and Derivations. So If you don't know Calculus you will become weak at Physics too.
• Philippines
18 Dec 10
Yeah, I know! Physics, surprisingly, needs integration as far as my subjects go. The fact that math even played a role on the calculations of Physics made my head hurt. Also, yeah I did find Calculus confusing at first. Fortunately, I had a thing for Mathematics before so I kinda understand it when taken seriously.
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• India
18 Dec 10
The worst part is that Integration is the opposite of Derivatives. I learnt Derivatives with a lot of effort and when I started Integration I forgot Derivatives so I came back to Square one.
@yhanie (188)
• Philippines
18 Dec 10
well well well, since you've entered the world of engineering you must start to love math even if you're not enjoying it,,i love math,ever since in my 4th grade that's why i took up engineering,, i've been to that already and i've taken those subjects only once,,and it felt great to have those passed,, i also had that complaint when i was in that stage but i had it managed,, i began to love it despite its "rudeness"..meowk.. i know you've been wondering what's the connection of calculus in our lives,, well,those subjects has a great help, we just don't know how or when to apply it,, as far as i know, that subject is important,, how can you graduate if you'll just dump it,, you better start loving it right now,, you might regret it someday,,
• Philippines
18 Dec 10
Yeah, I know. Apparently, I have only been flunking my Calculus subjects. As far as basic math or Physics goes, I've been really good at it. Although I kinda understand how it flows, I just couldn't find the reason to take it seriously maybe for the fact that I really how it works with my life as an Engineer. I can do all the application stuff not ordinarily but rather extraordinarily. I know its the only threat I've been facing in my course at the moment. Lately, though, I've been enjoying some of the math subjects. Actually, I did love Math so much before that I was one of the math participants in high school quiz bee. I just don't know why I began hating it. Maybe, like I said before, because I really don't know what's it for. :(
@cadguy08 (1224)
• Canada
18 Dec 10
Why did you take Engineering course if you don't want this course ? First of all Math is really the backbone of Engineering if you don't have the ability to solve Math then how can you be an Engineer in the future right. But anyways Calculus is really head ache but in real life once in the blue moon you gonna encounter that area of Math. Actual work is different than school works. Enjoy being a Student in engineering just contemplate on study in the near future you will encounter Math all the time in field and office work. So make your practice of Calculus and you will succeed good luck on your Math course.
@log0008 (62)
• Australia
18 Dec 10
i kind of like maths and kind of hate it! sometimes its fun but others it hard and get really boaring! but many parts of it can be fun! I also think you will need to be good at it and like it to be an enginer!! Good luck finding somthing you enjoy doing in life!
• Philippines
18 Dec 10
YOu cant escape math. better if you just learn to accept and love it. lol
• Indonesia
19 Dec 10
I've graduated as mathematics science student 4 years a go in University State of Malang, Indonesia. It's not mathematics for teacher education but pure mathematics science. My thesis title is "The Convergence of Lebesgue Integral in Measurable Function Sequences". It's full of adventure to finish this, like Pirate Carribean movie thriller. Every subject in mathematics has its own philosophy. Number Theory can attract our creativity in number puzzle; Algebra Structure is the science of balancing between number and variables; Calculus is the basic to open the gate of math's world; Geometry is the key to build amazing place in the world and so on. Also math is the tool to solve engineery task and problem, isn't it?
@Lance26 (956)
• Philippines
18 Dec 10
Integral and Differential Calculus are the pre-requisites of Engineering Mechanics thus, whether you like or not you need to pass those subjects to take the other. But those two subjects aren't really useful in the career itself. You don't need to integrate nor differentiate formulas when estimating, planning, drafting, designing, supervising and other related engineering jobs. I think they were included in the curriculum to know how and what the basic derivation of formulas are. Those subjects aim to enhance your skills and serve as preparation of much complicated subjects in the higher years.
@tenrajj (911)
• Bhutan
18 Dec 10
Whether we like it or not we need to study all required ones. Even I studied Maths I till Maths IV and I am now quite free from maths. As my course is Computer Science and Engineering, Math is not required intensely like civil and some other branches. Hope your course is not the one which requires lots of mathematics background. Enjoy and have fun with Math.