<p>Can I still be an engineer?</p>
<p>You failed PRE-Algebra. How exactly?
What grade are you in?</p>
<p>Because normally I say you still have a chance when you reach college.</p>
<p>Well I didn’t exactly get the concepts. I’m a junior by the way, failed pre-algebra last year and the year before that. I do great in my other subjects though. I’m just not a math type of person.</p>
<p>Although I really do like science (and do great in it, am in AP Chem with 96). That’s why I want to be an engineer.</p>
<p>Probably not. Engineering requires Calculus, and if you can’t do pre-algebra, then I doubt you can do calculus. You might consider something else though, like a science teacher.</p>
<p>Er… I’m sorry, no, you can’t.</p>
<p>There are plenty of career options out there that don’t require more than elementary-level math - look into them.</p>
<p>But how the heck do you ace AP Chem without pre-algebra? I’m just in Honors Chem and we need algebra for some things…</p>
<p>Are you sure you don’t understand the concepts of pre-algebra? Maybe you’re just fed up with failing it time and time again and aren’t focusing properly.</p>
<p>Is pre-algebra by any chance the one before calculus, or pre-algebra pre-algebra, like the one you take in MS?</p>
<p>If it is, then you have little chances of Engineering.</p>
<p>I think he’s ■■■■■■■■ us. Even AP Chem has more difficult math than pre-algebra. If you are serious, than I suggest you take summer classes and study more for math.</p>
<p>I think he is. I can’t see how you can still be taking Pre-Algebra in high school.</p>
<p>Well, engineering is very math-intensive, due in part to the fact that the applied sciences involved in it are very math intensive. An engineering major will have taken linear algebra and differential equations by the time he or she graduates college (these are all post-calc 2 courses, btw). </p>
<p>How are you passing Chem without a rudimentary understanding of algebra? At the very least you need to know how to solve for a variable in a second-degree polynomial. And you won’t be able to take Physics C without a concurrent course in calculus. In fact, most of the major-related courses you will take in engineering will require an understanding of calculus.</p>
<p>If you’re having trouble with pre-algebra, I’m not sure how much better you’ll fare in your later courses.</p>
<p>I use my TI-89’s solve function to solve the algebraic equations. I know how to piece together an equation like x + 1 = 2 but when it comes to solving it I have trouble.</p>
<p>So you mean to tell us that you can’t solve ‘’ x + 1 = 2 ‘’ for x??</p>
<p>ah, your Pre-Algebra class allows you to use a TI-89? </p>
<p>Back when I took Algebra, no calculators. And I believe that my peers who took Pre-Algebra weren’t allowed to use one either unless they had to calculate square roots.</p>
<p>Ok, if you can’t solve that, you’re out of luck. When you have to use a calculator for something like that, that’s pretty sad.</p>
<p>“get ■■■■■■■” comes to mind when i read this post… wow</p>
<p>This is obviously not meant to be serious…</p>
<p>“x + 1 = 2”</p>
<p>What grade did I learn how to do this in!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!</p>
<p>I think the answer is 42.</p>
<p>^ your wrong it’s 52…gosh!</p>
<p>Stop making fun of my math skills! I might not be the best in math but I have plenty of other talents. I’m great at poetry and have very good memorization. </p>
<p>And by the way I can solve that equation. </p>
<p>x + 1 = 2</p>
<p>x + 1 - 1 = 2 - 1</p>
<p>x = 2 - 1</p>
<p>x = 3</p>
<p>Lmaooooooooo good one torr good one, or should I call you mm Hg?</p>
<p>This is a ■■■■■. He is in AP Computer Science as well. There is no way he failed Prealg.</p>