How heavily is math applied into these fields?

boneh3ad
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:33:27 +0000

I get the impression that MechE is more math intensive than CivE just based on comparing my own math experiences to my friends in CivE. I know here at Illinois, you need Calc 1,2,3, Diffy Q, Linear Algebra, and Statistics to do ME, and that if you go into an area like fluids you will be using pretty much all of it minus statistics every time you go to solve a problem, so that particular sub-branch is very math intensive. Controls also has a lot, though not so much multivariable stuff. The rest of the ME fields such as design and materials are much less math intensive than the two I have already mentioned. A Civil could help you out with their side of things.