Difference Between Advanced mathematics and engineering (1 Viewer)

[noobonastick]

I was just wondering what is different about these two courses, and what they are more focused on, because I am don't know which course to choose.

 

[kaz1]

Their two different subjects; in maths you do maths and in engineering you do engineering stuff with a bit of Physics.

 

[LordPc]

maths is about math

engineering is about using math to do stuff in the real world

 

[Cookie182]

Math essentially studies a TOOL that engineers use.

math is about this tool and only this tool.

Engineering is a broad discpline using various tools, including but not limited to math.

 

[hotdimsim]

A math major would be taken in a BSci. What you do really depends on what type of maths you want to study, for example probability or differential calculus or linear algebra or you could then venture into the world of physics and learn quantum physics or something else. My point is you start off broad and then focus on a topic of math, but your choice of the type of math to learn is very large.

Engineering is all about the application of maths and physics, but with a heavier focus on the physical world (ie no quantum mechanics) Furthermore, different disciplines study different types of maths. eg a mechanical engineer learns rotational mechanics, but a civil engineer would learn solid mechanics. If this sounds like a lot of jargon then forgive me lol but its the only way to distinguish

Take home message.
BSci -> Math for the sake of math. Lots of paths to go down.
BEng -> Math that depends on your stream of eng, and is all about real world problems.

 

[noobonastick]

So I can assume that there would be more job prospects for engineering students, since it is more relevant to society and the real world?

 

[marshy01]

They are screaming for engineers mate. Basically Mathematitions and Physicists come up with the theories and laws, while the engineer lakes these ideas and applies them to the physical work =]

Cant wait to start mech this year!!!

 

[GINN]

why the fuck would i want to know everything about maths including topics such as chaos theory and all that bullshit when i only need some of it for some engineering applications?

well at least mathematics has some uses compared to the arts which are completely useless.

 

[tommykins]

why the fuck would i want to know everything about maths including topics such as chaos theory and all that bullshit when i only need some of it for some engineering applications?

well at least mathematics has some uses compared to the arts which are completely useless.

University of NewCastLE?

 

[BuCUE]

University of NewCastLE?

yeah

 

[noobonastick]

no one answered my question??? which has more jobs available??

 

[roookie]

no one answered my question??? which has more jobs available??

engineering

 

[noobonastick]

engineering

care to back up your answer?

 

[Ben1220]

why the fuck would i want to know everything about maths including topics such as chaos theory and all that bullshit when i only need some of it for some engineering applications?

well at least mathematics has some uses compared to the arts which are completely useless.

How maths makes the world go round - Telegraph

 

[roookie]

care to back up your answer?

search "engineering" on sites like mycareer, seek etc and you'll find heaps of results

sorry don't want to sound close minded - but what is the point of having extensive mathematical knowledge if you are not able to apply it to anything? in engineering you use maths constructively and there is a huge demand for engineers especially for civil, elec, mech etc

why not combined degree - engineering/adv maths?

 

[dry]

sorry don't want to sound close minded - but what is the point of having extensive mathematical knowledge if you are not able to apply it to anything? in engineering you use maths constructively and there is a huge demand for engineers especially for civil, elec, mech etc

Engineers learn the bare minimum maths needed for their chosen specialisation, but that doesn't mean that any additional mathematical knowledge from other topics is superfluous. For example, mathematics majors go on to learn much harder differential equations (directly important to real life applications as most physical phenomena can be described in terms of these) but to study this topic properly one also needs a background from entirely "pure math" topics such as algebra and analysis. Entirely pure math topics not only strengthen knowledge in applied math topics but some can still find real life applications such as number theory in cryptology.

It is not so much the content of a maths degree that makes it useful however, but more the methodologies and how you learn to solve abstract and difficult problems (even more so than in engineering) that makes it valuable for a broad application to real life problems in fields such as engineering, economics, computing and the sciences.

 

[Studentleader]

Engineering is for faggots.

EDIT: Also if you just want a job seriously go work for fucking coles or something you shouldn't be at university

 

[shilpaworld]

hi

I agree with the above. I used it for one of my classes and it has turned out to be a good reference, but lacks depth on any particular area so it isn't really useful for anything serious.

 

[sinophile]

search "engineering" on sites like mycareer, seek etc and you'll find heaps of results

I reckon your results would be skewed. If you typed up 'Mathematician' on a jobs website, you're going to end up with no results.

I don't know which one has better job prospects tbh

 

[Sokolov]

How maths makes the world go round - Telegraph

"matrix algebra"

"analysed the chord using a method called Fourier analysis, which splits sounds into their basic components."

"computational fluid dynamics"

thats more engineering than mathematics.