How heavily is math applied into these fields?

aibarr
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:37:55 +0000

Calc 3 is a rather nebulous term…

The math in structures and fluids is much the same, because finite element and computational fluid dynamics are pretty similar, computationally. Lots of PDEs. Lots of matrix manipulation. Lots of derivation of shape functions. Check wiki for an overview of the FEM:

[Finite element method - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](Finite element method - Wikipedia)

The math in traffic and transportation has more to do with statistics, as I understand it. It’s not really my field, though I’ve worked in it before and I seem to recall it being very statistically-intensive.