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Title: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: abd123 on July 14, 2011, 04:42:22 pm
What sort of major or stream in Engineering have a lot of mathematics's in? I'm just interested in the theoretical work in Engineering ;D, i want
to know which engineering sector that has the most math's units to satisfy my desire in mathematics, and solving distinctive problems.

Helps Appreciated :)
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: Thu Thu Train on July 14, 2011, 05:06:41 pm
Theoretical engineering is physics.............
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: taiga on July 14, 2011, 06:06:54 pm
He's right though... The theory behind engineering is mainly physics for most streams =x

Engineers really only learn maths for it's physical application as far as I see it.

As for your question, probably Electrical has the most maths? Might have to wait for someone who's in the latter stages of their degree.
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: Gloamglozer on July 14, 2011, 06:22:27 pm
If you love maths, just do maths.  If you want "engineering", applied maths might be able to satisfy your hunger somewhat.
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: Kopite on July 14, 2011, 10:18:52 pm
If you love maths, just do maths.  If you want "engineering", applied maths might be able to satisfy your hunger somewhat.

Pretty much. Engineering maths (well for Chem anyway) is majorly dumbed down and simplified with a lot of assumptions. It's not pure maths at all.
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: taiga on July 14, 2011, 10:43:20 pm
Thanks for the replies :), VN > BOS all the way :)

which stream contains a lot of pure maths in?

A Bachelor of Science with a Pure Maths major :P

You can't take pure maths within an engineering degree unfortunately.
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: Zien on July 15, 2011, 12:01:09 am
A Bachelor of Science with a Pure Maths major :P

You can't take pure maths within an engineering degree unfortunately.

I was just fiddling around with the Bachelor of Science credits and timetables, and I managed to fit a Pure Maths major as well as the subjects required for Chemical Systems in the 3 years (using breadth allocations etc.). Is there anything wrong with that?
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: Gloamglozer on July 15, 2011, 01:35:52 am
A Bachelor of Science with a Pure Maths major :P

You can't take pure maths within an engineering degree unfortunately.

I was just fiddling around with the Bachelor of Science credits and timetables, and I managed to fit a Pure Maths major as well as the subjects required for Chemical Systems in the 3 years (using breadth allocations etc.). Is there anything wrong with that?

At UoM, yes because you can't officially have two majors listed on your transcript if you're doing a B.Sci unfortunately.

You might have done enough subjects to satisfy for two majors, but only one will be "official".
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: TrueTears on July 15, 2011, 02:00:45 am
Thanks for the replies :), VN > BOS all the way :)

which stream contains a lot of pure maths in?
yeh man, pure maths is the shizzz
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: xZero on July 15, 2011, 02:31:51 am
Thanks for the replies :), VN > BOS all the way :)

which stream contains a lot of pure maths in?

A Bachelor of Science with a Pure Maths major :P

You can't take pure maths within an engineering degree unfortunately.
Im doing pure maths major :D (though im doing a double degree)
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: TrueTears on July 15, 2011, 02:33:12 am
^^^^ whatta sikkent, xZero what subs are you doing next sem? considering taking up the number theory and algebra units?
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: xZero on July 15, 2011, 02:39:51 am
think im doing Algebra and number theory and Real analysis, the problem is that i have to take 1 of them in 3xxx instead of 2xxx and idk which 1 to choose lol. Might do algebra and number theory II or topology in the year after
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: TrueTears on July 15, 2011, 02:51:21 am
oh nice, lol algebra and number theory is a good unit if you read beyond what they teach u i reckon lol, but i guess having daniel as a lecturer again makes u fall asleep...
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: xZero on July 15, 2011, 02:57:46 am
daniel as in...mth1112 daniel? if it is then that sucks :S
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: TrueTears on July 15, 2011, 03:27:52 am
yeah lol there's 2 daniels in mth2121, daniel (from mth1112) takes the number theory and daniel horsley takes the algebra part. i actually can't comment on how either of them takes the lectures as i havent been to a single lecture lol, but i heard it was similar to mth1112 and sleep-worthy
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: xZero on July 15, 2011, 03:43:55 am
ahh the daniel brothers, horsley is alright but the other 1 is really bad, are the lectures recorded btw? they decided not to for mth1112 or else no 1 will turn up rofl
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: TrueTears on July 15, 2011, 03:56:46 am
nope not recorded LOL yeah daniel doesn't record any lectures lol, oh wells who cares it's all self learnable (and more fun while doing so) :D:D
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: Zien on July 15, 2011, 02:08:53 pm
A Bachelor of Science with a Pure Maths major :P

You can't take pure maths within an engineering degree unfortunately.

I was just fiddling around with the Bachelor of Science credits and timetables, and I managed to fit a Pure Maths major as well as the subjects required for Chemical Systems in the 3 years (using breadth allocations etc.). Is there anything wrong with that?

At UoM, yes because you can't officially have two majors listed on your transcript if you're doing a B.Sci unfortunately.

You might have done enough subjects to satisfy for two majors, but only one will be "official".

Assuming that you list Pure Maths as your major in B.Sci at UoM but also did every subject prerequisite for the completion of Chemical Systems, and you decided to do Masters in Chemical Engineering, they won't force you to take 3 years to complete the masters will they? (If doing a Chemical Systems major, you only take 2 years to finish your Masters in Chemical Engineering.)
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: xZero on July 15, 2011, 02:22:04 pm
nope not recorded LOL yeah daniel doesn't record any lectures lol, oh wells who cares it's all self learnable (and more fun while doing so) :D:D
Yeah learning off a textbook at home is so much awesomer than falling asleep in lectures ROFL

@OP engineering maths sucks, if you want lots and lots of maths do science with pure maths major or a double degree with science
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: rustic_metal on July 18, 2011, 06:58:07 pm
A Bachelor of Science with a Pure Maths major :P

You can't take pure maths within an engineering degree unfortunately.

I was just fiddling around with the Bachelor of Science credits and timetables, and I managed to fit a Pure Maths major as well as the subjects required for Chemical Systems in the 3 years (using breadth allocations etc.). Is there anything wrong with that?

At UoM, yes because you can't officially have two majors listed on your transcript if you're doing a B.Sci unfortunately.

You might have done enough subjects to satisfy for two majors, but only one will be "official".

Assuming that you list Pure Maths as your major in B.Sci at UoM but also did every subject prerequisite for the completion of Chemical Systems, and you decided to do Masters in Chemical Engineering, they won't force you to take 3 years to complete the masters will they? (If doing a Chemical Systems major, you only take 2 years to finish your Masters in Chemical Engineering.)

No, they won't.
Title: Re: Which Engineering Sub-sector has the most math's?
Post by: soniat on October 11, 2011, 07:18:25 pm
YES........i hate maths