Took it 45 years ago and I can promise you one thing. You won't remember it years after you've taken it. @)
took 4 courses 18 years ago, I can still explain calculus I and II like it was yesterday..........(in my college those courses were used to screen/get rid of the majority of people that wanted to go into engineering or economics......so they were pretty tough and because it was goverment run university the professors didnt care if the pass % was 20% of the class....in fact...some competed to see who was tougher)
wolfie_cr
You're better then me! I took them as part of my engineering education and they were tough enough then. Only needed them again in my career in passing the test and receiving my California State License as a Mechanical Engineer. Never used it once in my 28 year career in engineering and quickly forgot the principles.
You're better then me! I took them as part of my engineering education and they were tough enough then. Only needed them again in my career in passing the test and receiving my California State License as a Mechanical Engineer. Never used it once in my 28 year career in engineering and quickly forgot the principles.
I am surprised you say that but I imagine it depends on what you do in your career. I can imagine many instances can simply be dealt with the handbook of whatever or the tables that manufacturers give us to size equipment and the like
Modeling chemical reactors involves a lot of calculus (if you are in R&D of course, otherwise you just apply the formulas)
but even if you forgot it, I am sure something remains, because the difference from an engineer and someone that just 'hacks' stuff is the ability to understand where the formulas come from and what they do instead of just blindly putting numbers into it and expect it to work under all conditions
I know my calculus......
me+U=us
LOL sorry I had to for those who remember this show from MTV.....
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me+U=us
LOL sorry I had to for those who remember this show from MTV.....
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wolfie_cr
Exactly! My career was in Public Works and Public Utilities and the calculations I had to perform did not involve calculus. However, if one was working for a company like NASA or doing R&D, as you stated, they would definitely apply the principles of calculus. That's the reason when you are studying engineering, your first two years of undergraduate work are so broad leaving your final two years to be focused on the branch of engineering you have chosen. In my case Mechanical Engineering.
Still keep my license current as I would never want to take the examination again at my age. Doubt I could pass it! @)
Exactly! My career was in Public Works and Public Utilities and the calculations I had to perform did not involve calculus. However, if one was working for a company like NASA or doing R&D, as you stated, they would definitely apply the principles of calculus. That's the reason when you are studying engineering, your first two years of undergraduate work are so broad leaving your final two years to be focused on the branch of engineering you have chosen. In my case Mechanical Engineering.
Still keep my license current as I would never want to take the examination again at my age. Doubt I could pass it! @)
I bet Jethro Bodine from The Beverly Hillbillies could do it. Uncle Jed had him ciphering all the time. Jethro was very well educated in another form of math similar to Calculus entilted Gazinta. Two goes into four, four goes into eight, eight goes into sixteen etc. He had to have this high level math for his career as a double knot spy. If Jethro could do it so can you.
