do i really need physics for software engineering (1 Viewer)
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I did Software Engineering during my first semester at USYD, and there was absolutely NO mention of physics at all. UNSW might be different, who knows?
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ah good, but how come u do bachelor of science now was Software engineering to hard
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Before, I was doing a double degree BSc/BEng (Software).
However as I got through the semester, it got increasingly tedious. I thought that I would love coding since you can have robust/untidy code, similarly to a proof in Maths being elegant or not.
Unfortunately, I found it to be quite tedious and too simple, so I didn't quite enjoy it. I then dropped the BEng to focus on the BSc.
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http://www.computing.unsw.edu.au/softwareengineering.php
It's not. The only computing degree that requires physics is computer engineering, which is more on the electrical engineering side of things.
It's not. The only computing degree that requires physics is computer engineering, which is more on the electrical engineering side of things.
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thats what i meant, at UNSW physics wasnt an assume knowledge, but it is at Usyd.
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Sorry, I saw Carrotstick's post and assumed you meant UNSW. As far as I can see, HSC physics isn't assumed at Usyd either, although there appears to be some physics courses there.
http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/engi...schools/electrical_information/software.shtml
Before, I was doing a double degree BSc/BEng (Software).
However as I got through the semester, it got increasingly tedious. I thought that I would love coding since you can have robust/untidy code, similarly to a proof in Maths being elegant or not.
Unfortunately, I found it to be quite tedious and too simple, so I didn't quite enjoy it. I then dropped the BEng to focus on the BSc.
What are the subjects you need for software enginnering?
However as I got through the semester, it got increasingly tedious. I thought that I would love coding since you can have robust/untidy code, similarly to a proof in Maths being elegant or not.
Unfortunately, I found it to be quite tedious and too simple, so I didn't quite enjoy it. I then dropped the BEng to focus on the BSc.
What are the subjects you need for software enginnering?
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I can imagine anything in IT, SDD, or something that involves coding would be beneficial.
Also, maths would be quite a big requirement (well problem solving in general). I find the hardest thing with coding is knowing exactly what you need to do. Planning how to problem solve stuff is quite a good thing to have in handy.
JohnMaximus
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4U Maths- Mechanics will probably be all the pre-requisite physics you need for any Engineering.
Besides V=IR for the Electrical.
Besides V=IR for the Electrical.
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No pre-requisites. Also mechanics is completely useless for anyone doing software engineering. And for electrical V = IR, is not the only important law. You gotta know Kirchoff's laws.