Mech Eng and EEE which one has more calculations??
Mech Eng and EEE which one has more calculations??
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I'm get bored easily with writing. I would prefer course with a lot of calculations.Between Mechanical Engineering and Electrical&Electronic Engineering(undergraduate) which has more calculations.
I know courses such as much Maths and Physics could suite me better but I'm looking other factors, like job prospects.
I know courses such as much Maths and Physics could suite me better but I'm looking other factors, like job prospects.





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Just go for the field you enjoy most and don't worry about such piddling things (that can't be quantified because it depends upon so many various factors).
Dan - Owner
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I have seen a lot of people started courses they like but some of them ended up drop out and some after graduating they start to study something different.And they wished they could do more research before started they courses.
It doesn't harm anything to sit down for a few minutes looking for advises but it makes a big different in your future life.
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My EE friends have gotten into big trouble when they tried to apply their usual problem solving techniques to ME-type problems without understanding the limitations of existing solutions.
Example: beam theory gives very inaccurate answers for large deflections because the classical equations were derived using small-angle approximations.
Example: fluid flow analogies are often used when teaching basic DC electricity, but real fluid resistances are square-law devices, and electrons don't freeze, boil, or cavitate.
On the few occasions when an ME has to resort to math instead of a hammer, the math can be pretty tough.
As Greg said, computers have changed that some, but there are still an infinite number of ways to inadvertently induce a computer to lie to you.
... and no matter which degree you get, you'll probably end up doing something from another specialty, or something that hasn't even been invented yet, so focus on optimizing your learning process, because you've only just begun.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Of course I can. I can do anything. I can do absolutely anything. I'm an expert!
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- Steve
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Successful engineers need to know how to write. Write well and write clearly.
Engineers that cannot write do not advance.
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David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. —Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist
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Good luck,
Latexman
Technically, the glass is always full - 1/2 air and 1/2 water.
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That may be "extreme" IRstuff, but it is very real.
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
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In any case, I do agree that communications ability should be cultivated and practiced; the more assets and skills you have, the better off in general you are.
It should pointed out to the OP that pretty much ANY job can benefit from having communications skills. Even if you were a math professor, your tenure might be dependent on publishing.
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To me what is of a worry here is the OP general mindset hidden behind the question itself.
In other words, the "I want to do more calculations..." thing means doing calculation for the sake of doing calculation.
Doing calculation should not be a goal but simply a mean. The goal should be to contribute and solve the said problem.
It can be by writing a piece of document (I try to improve my english and writing skills at the moment for the same reasons given above), communicating verbally or doing maths - whatever, it should not matter.
I would not be comforted working with colleagues who would increase the number of calculation just for the sake of it, I would feel I am working with amateurs as their attitude is not driven "by purpose".
That being said, I am not saying calculations are useless; tools for example can guide decisions and can be critical sometimes.
I think being driven by purpose is a powerfull thing so that when it determines that calculation/tools are indeed needed, it drives like hell technical advancement and progress in the particular field ultimately resulting in availability of powerfull tools, think for example about CFD codes, turbulent simulations, etc.
"If you want to acquire a knowledge or skill, read a book and practice the skill".
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I'm bored with a lot of things that I'm not good at. When I recognize that I could get paid for them, suddenly they become much more interesting and I develop the skill. Very simple calculation to be done there, I could even make a graph.
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on the job: usually both 0, especially advanced math (variational, differential...)
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It's an odd question: What the bloody hell do the colleges teach nowdays?
"How to Sit in a Computer Lab and Look at Pretty Finite Element Screenshots All Day 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402?"
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Both EE and ME do advanced control system stuff which to me is the most sophisticated math I have encountered in Engineering.
If you wan't math specialize in control systems. I am still trying to get a firm grasp on that dmded Kalman filter and its control counterpart the LQR.
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You are setting the bar really high....
"If you want to acquire a knowledge or skill, read a book and practice the skill".
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Dan - Owner
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"we once had a very talented ECL designer who REEKED to the point where we would always attempt to interact with him upwind of the nearest A/C register, just to make sure we would pass out from the malodorous environment."
Not sure why you'd want to pass out, but on the assumption that you did want to, I don't think standing upwind of an AC register would help accomplish that.
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in your life.
Oh and another thing. Be willing to move to where cutting edge work is being done.
Then you will find a job doing Matlab all day every day and heaven will be your reward.
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Maui
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Being good at mathematics is not much of a benefit unless you have enough common sense to properly apply equations and establish boundary conditions, and research whether the work, or similar, has previously been accomplished. Why solve the Mathieu equations when there is a free app?
What helps most, I believe, is being able to work in a profession you enjoy-you'll do much better. I went to school for philosophy and hated it. Took enough English for a minor, did technical writing, speech writing, etc., and hated it. Transferred from graduate mathematics to undergraduate mechanical engineering and loved it.
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Greg Locock
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-Control Systems Engineering (without computer aided engineering)
Anyone else remember manually plotting lotus diagrams. Because I sure as hell do - I hope you like Laplace transforms.
-Computer aided engineering, computer aided manufacturing, computer aided drafting Fundamentals (Going through FEA and curve equations by hand to understand more how the computer does it).
I hope you like complex IDEs without the help of Mr. Laplace and his wonderful coordinates system.
-Fundamentals of Mechanical Systems (thermo, fluid dynamics, and heat/mass/momentum transfer all rolled into a nice, non computer aided ball).
Three words - Cameron. Hydraulic. Data.
-Any 400+ level math or physics course
Why stick to engineering when you want to have a headache. Venture out of your field and into the theoretical world. Then into the bar.
The pattern here, if you haven't caught it already, is the lack of computer aids - Any branch of engineering can be maths intensive. Talk to the professors - find the old schoolers who think that computer aided engineering is a soft skill to be learned in the workplace. Take their courses.
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Maui
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Dan - Owner
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Greg Locock
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David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. —Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist
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- Steve
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http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Mathematica%C2%AE-...
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That one gave me brain ache for sure, but at least I learnt why we had to learn about Grad, Div & Curl in 2nd year math.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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http://www.amazon.com/Div-Grad-Curl-All-That/dp/03...
It's a terrific book for teaching yourself vector calculus. The author realized that he needed to write this book after his own physics students would loudly boo him each time he wrote vector calc on the classroom board. It's not a dull book either - the author actually makes the subject entertaining. Try doing that with just about any other advanced math course.
Maui
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What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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In my work I would say that I get to do a lot more of the cool "engineering" type stuff than most. I got an MS degree and drove my career in a way to get what I want. My skills and education typically get me the cream of the crop jobs at my company. With all that being said, I still do a lot of grass cutting- spending hours reading specifications, going to meetings, dealing with manufacturing issues, dealing with vendor issues, dealing with customer issues, and did I mention writing reports? All that analysis and calculation work I do needs to be documented somewhere. In any given year I might write two or three reports that approach 200 pages in length. Still, I can probably count on one hand the number of times I have used graduate level type math in my career. Most of the math I do is on the complexity level of high school algebra or trigenometry. Most of the equations I use come right out of undergraduate textbooks. Most of the heavy lifting is done by FEA, CFD, Excel, Mathcad, and MATLAB.
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Chris, CSWA
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