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Then llive it. Learn it. Love it. Differential equations form one the building blocks of engineering.

If you can afford to. Don't work like I did and go to school. University is a fulltime job. And grades are VERY important in this world where everyone gets a degree in something.

What engineering discipline are you seeking?
 
i don't know at the moment which is one of my biggest problems, over here many university courses in Engineering, including the one i hope to do at Cambridge University allow you to spend two years studying general engineering, it's not until you reach your 3rd year that you specialise in a particular feild, i'm undecided between civil engineering or aerospace, i'm hoping my Westlands work placement will help with the choice.........
 
Currently? Not much. But if you want to design networks or are doing finite analyses, pay attention. C'mon. Math is fun. I know you Lanc.
 
Lanc... do you want to be a designer or a project manager ?

Personaly I'd not advise my son to go into engineering, well not manufacturing because in the UK it's on the decline and will continue to be so.

If you do wish to be in engineering... learn Chinese.

My advice, get a job where you don't have to commute very far, or maybe even a job that allows you to work via the net...
If not that try a 'call centre'.. the pays not up to much but I'm told it's an endless conveyor belt of toty...

Simon
 
I still work for Royal Mail 26 'n half hours a week, while doing my course. It's exhausting - and no good for my health ! But I did manage to do three assignments today - and I've got a lovely MATHS test tomorrow. On simple algebra...and I'm not being sarcastic - it's basics. factorising, multiplying, transposition, quadratic equations. :rolleyes: But it's all easy for me, so it's all good.
 
we've done a lot of work with quadratics and the concept of complex numbers and deriving new quadratics from the -b and c of a given quadratic, facinating stuff and we've been using matrices to plot new points of a graph after a transformation which is VERY interesting and i can see it being useful.........

with regards to the engineering i'd want it to be math based whatever i do........
 
Lanc,

Engineering is virtually nothing but math...until you get into project management. Which is where the money is. Put your time into engineering design, but keep your eye on the prize.
 
i'm hoping the work experience placement with Westland will help with that, seeing what i want to do, i'm in Engineering Support mostly in an office enviroment so it sounds like maths at the moment... oh dingbats, i've still gotta find the money!
 
Nuclear-Powered aircraft carriers could use these well. As they have so much spare energy n'all
 

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