Is the average Math major qualified for engineering jobs?

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Fourier transforms are easy. You should be very concerned if you find them difficult and they are a lot more straightforward than abstract math.

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<p>Well I took a look at the entry on Wikipedia for Fourier Transform and couldn’t make sense of the first equation:</p>

<p>f[E] := Integral[-inf,+inf] f(x)e^-2piixE dx for every real E</p>

<p>which is supposed to be the Fourier Transform of an integrable question. I can, for example, see that you take a function, you multiply it by e^-2piE and integrate it with respect to x, that’s your new transformed function, but frankly, I don’t know what the formula means.</p>

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Again it depends on the field. We employ a number of applied mathematicians where I work.

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<p>Those applied mathematicians, are they math geniuses or average mathematicians? BS? MS? PhD? Also, what type of applied math do they use and for what?</p>