Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
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Hi, Im 15 and am concidering taking actions to gear my education towards an Aerospace Engineering Degree, there is one problem in my mind. I am not what you would say a lover of math. My question is, Is there a field of Aerospace Engineering that doesnt use super super complex math???
I am good at math, but I just want to know wheather I need to find a way to get past my dislike of math, or if I can avoid it and still do what I love.
Thanks for any advice you can give me.
MasterNoth
I am good at math, but I just want to know wheather I need to find a way to get past my dislike of math, or if I can avoid it and still do what I love.
Thanks for any advice you can give me.
MasterNoth





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Also, you'll still need an engineering degree to get the job, even if you don't use much of your education there.
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When I was around your age I hated to read, but now I try to read a novel once a month. Something needs to "click" in your head, and when that happens, you'll discover the "magic" of numbers and will start to appreciate math and understand it (though might still dislike it).
"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."
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Greg Locock
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To do any sort of engineering almost anywhere in the world these days you will need a degree at a minimum. To get a good starting wage an MSc would help. However, if you can force yourself to achieve that level of math in study, it can be quite likely that you'll never need as much math again.
On the other hand, if you do eventually find you get on ok with math, then a "math heavy" job could well be more interesting than otherwise, at least to start with.
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Thanks again for all the advice, Ive got infinate questions, poping up at every moment, and I really appreciate the help of those in the field. : )
Thanks
MasterNoth
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Thanks
MasterNoth
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Keep with the Math, i always think of math as patterns. Once the penny drops then you can see all sorts of patterns within the numbers and it all starts to make sense. And when that happens your view changes from it being "super super hard complex math", to simple logical problems.
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HTH
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So my guess is that by the standards of a typical group of 15 year olds, you need to be good. However, by the standards of Engineers you can scrape through and still get a satisfying career.
As others said if you really struggle lean towards being a designer, but you may still need a degree.
Also some are late bloomers, oh yeah you may want to make sure you don't have a learning disability. I was diagnosed with dyslexia in my final year at uni, helped explain why I was nearly in tears when I first tried doing vectors when younger!
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