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It pays off though. Matlab is really easy and fast to code in, and you can compile your code into apps so other people can run the program without licences. In the end, our Matlab costs are pretty miniscule compared to our CFD licences. Won't say how much those are, but it's on the order of a...

Depends on what field you want to specialise in. I do computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which is very intensive on numerical calculations. A lot of open-source and academic codes are written in C/C++ or Fortran as they need to be highly optimised and so need to be written in a low-level...

Yes. There's an endless amount of mechanical engineering fields, each one having their own relevant skills. I'm just listing out skills that are likely to be useful based on what I've seen. My point is that it's better to learn Matlab than read a textbook in some obscure topic, as the former is...

I didn't study mech, so I wouldn't know, although it's not too different to what I studied (aero) for me to provide some generic thoughts. Programming and learning how to use certain software is honestly your best bet. Learning theory is not all that useful, as it's highly likely that your job...

I know UNSW primarily uses Maple, USYD primarily uses Matlab, so I'm assuming you're going to UNSW. I've never used Maple, but I understand that it's primarily for solving symbolic math equations. In contrast, MATLAB is more about numeric programming. Hence, the two are very different. However...

I wouldn't bother learning actual course content - you'll find that it won't really be of much use outside of one specific subject. If you really want to do something productive, learn soft skillls that could be used throughout your entire degree, as well as in your career. For uni, the two most...

You can't just square top and bottom. It would be like saying: x = 1 So x^2 = 1 So x = +-1.

I'm not saying that they necessarily have a lack of interest, I'm just saying it can give off that impression. I'm currently looking to change jobs, and every interviewer asked me why I was leaving my current company, and this was in the same industry. Likewise, I wouldn't be surprised if...

No it's not due to any advancements in the field. You only apply about 5% of what you learn in uni anyway, and the rest you learn on the job. 3 years is nothing anyway. If it was 30 years ago when computers weren't mainstream yet, then maybe. The issue is why you chose not to get a job in...

It's interesting, but highly overrated. See responses here: https://boredofstudies.org/threads/usyd-space-engineering.392168/#post-7344831 https://boredofstudies.org/threads/branches-of-engineering-which-to-choose.385990/#post-7306401 Aerospace is a pretty broad field, so you'd be learning a...

spot on haha. but also it started making me cringe whenever I looked at it, kinda like if someone was still flaunting their ATAR years after they graduated.

My friends boss culls 50% of the applicants in one hit by shuffling the CV's and tossing the bottom half. Their reason: "I don't want anyone who is unlucky". Welcome to the real world lol.

Let d be the total distance travelled. Now x = vt, so t = x/v The time spent in each section is therefore: t_1=\frac{d/3}{v_1} t_2=\frac{d/3}{v_2} t_3=\frac{d/3}{v_3} The average velocity is simply the total distance divided by the time taken: \bar{v}=\frac{d}{t_1+t_2+t_3} The variable d...

Education doesn't really have that much to do with salary though. Influencers, athletes, even pr0n stars, can all make decent bank without any education. In contrast, there's loads of highly educated jobs which pay very poorly (e.g. nursing, pharmacy, architecture).

From my understanding, "lollipop ladies" get paid hourly, work during absurd hours, and usually work under temporary contracts. Thus, if they do a lot of hours and are consistently employed throughout the year, they can make a lot due to overtime rates. However, the job security and consistency...

nah came back a few yrs ago, just cbb changing my location. I'll be back there for work in June, but that's looking rather unlikely.

Haha engineering pays the bills. The stream of engo isn't too critical - aero engineers can get jobs in other fields such as mechanical. All my colleagues are aero engineers, since we deal with aerodynamics, just not on aircraft.

Applied. I just did the math degree as a hobby, with the engineering degree being the focus. I actually enjoyed the math degree the most, but yeah, doesn't pay the bills lol.

As I said, only a handful of jobs, not no jobs. A fields medallist will get the top pick of those very limited specialist jobs. Now, look at all the pure mathematics graduates who aren't fields medallists competing for the already tiny pool of specialist roles. Also, for financial trading...