Such as trigonometry, calculus and differential equations?
2007-03-06 14:58:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
You might, i do. But most engineers do not.
I would say based on my freindship base, and knowing how 100+ Engineers in my time ended up, only a few end up doing hard core engineering.
The rest become application engineers, Sales Engineers, and many leave the field of engineering to master other diciplines that are easy to master with an engineering mindset.
No matter how you end up, the math IS Important in understanding how to think, which is what an engineering education is about. Its about learning how to think like an engineer, the knowledge you obtain in school, is hardly the purpose of going to school. Its the new problem solving skills, and thinking methodologies that you walk away with.
2007-03-06 15:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by SnowXNinja 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been an engineer for 15 years. I have worked in many different industrial environments specialising as a process and operations engineer.
The only time I have used trig, calculus and differential equations beyond high school level is when I have tutored students in math.
I have used a lot of engineering mathematics - heat transfer, conservation of mass and energy, thermodynamics, distillation modelling, control system tuning but I haven't done a 3D integration since my last maths exam in third year engineering!
2007-03-06 15:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by Possum 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not at all. you just have to know basic math and the complex math problems can be solved in software such as matlab for example you just need to know how to write down a diifrential equation you do not need to solve the equation because matlab will solve it for you
2007-03-06 15:13:08 · answer #3 · answered by Sahar A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, there's many different types of engineer out there, in some cases like production engineer, they are more on maintainence and handle the production line + troubleshooting, thus they wont be using maths. It all depends on the job scope.
2007-03-06 15:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by khrz aw 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does not mean we are always calculating or solving math problems but we think always mathematically.
2007-03-06 20:20:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. No. Every minute of every working hour. Its all math young person.
2007-03-06 15:03:18 · answer #6 · answered by gordc238 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋