/sci/ - Science & Math

>>3819342

Is it really that bad?

they fuck each other

Is that some PV=NRT optimal gas equation op?

>>3819349

I have no idea haha Like I said before I really need help I have no idea what I'm heading into

>>3819349
>>3819349
No, it is not.

>>3819363
Yes, it is.

>>3819363
>>3819369
Perhaps.

>>3819363
>>3819369
>>3819377

pfftt hahaha you guys what is a PV=NRT optimal gas equation anyhow? figuring out optimal gas for what

>>3819417

>>3819417
for Uranus.

>>3819423
I know that facepalm bro.jpg

I'll never make it through engineering at this pace....

>>3819445
Well I;m still confused why you would take something that you dont know what is.

>>3819471

Cause I don't have interest in many things plus parents :I

>>3819487
Well, I'm not an mech engi so I can't help you directly but I am doing my own research to see what I want to take at uni between chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology. The way I do research is youtube vids and just google shit like practice homework problems and popular books on the subject.

If you can't already tell, it's very math intensive. You're going to have to take courses like Calc I, II and III, Ordinary differential equations, complex variables, Probably partial differential equations, Linear algebra...the list goes on. You're also going to have to do "engineering" labs as well as take basic physics courses...all in all if math isn't your thing, gtfo now.

>>3819515

Alright. Well I got most of that. Thanks for all the help guys. Gotta head out now.

OP, what sort of things fascinate you?

If you just choose a major because it's what your parents want and you think it will net you some good money, you're going to end up as a miserable pile of shit.

>>3819533

No I'm an extremely passive person about these things, but I find interests in a lot of things. I mean I like finding out the way things work, and stuff. I have no real hobbies just typical reading, games, and stuff. I don't want to be a writer. I'm not too heavily interested in the sciences, and I don't do sports :I

>>3819533

I'm not worried about the money at all either. I gotta head out now so I'll either come back to the thread or make a new one later. see you guys, and again thanks for the chat.

Not OP, but are there any Chem Eng. bros on /sci/

I enjoy Chemistry and I enjoy money but I really have no idea what the actual syllabus would be like.

I'm good at maths and think I could cope with Calc, differential equations, linear algebra etc and I'm competent at Chemistry obviously.

How important is Physics to that course though? I never took Physics A level so have no knowledge of Newtonian mechanics/Fluid dynamics or pretty much anything really.

"what engineering is actually like" is reading an introductory textbook?

My first two years included a quarter business studies and a quarter electronics/electrical/motors. Most engineers work in an interdisciplinary environment so we're taught for two years on other disciplines, including systems engineering, electronic etc.

Mechanical engineers need to know a lot about classical mechanics and mathematical tools such as fourier transforms, Laplace transforms and possibly modelling equations such as Maxwells equations for electromagnetism. I've had to learn a lot of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, statics and dynamics;kinetics and kinematics (understanding energy, power, motion etc.)

They work on anything technological and physical. They may work in other disciplines, but often in the CAD of engines, turbines, boats, containers, structures, cars, computer components e.g. heat sinks etc.

Many graduates use their mathematical skills and go into finance. They usually earn big $$$. Others are hired by all kinds of manufacturing or design companies. Many also go into management.

>tl;dr mech eng's are tech designers, using maths and business.

>>3819487
same exact reason for my choice to be an aerospace engineer. except the parents part.

I hope you like Microsoft Excel, because 90% of the time you don't do any calculations, you just plug it into a spreadsheet that another engineer has made.

let me sum up the college majors for you OP

business (only includes stuff like finance, marketing frat boys are retarded)- dull when you're in school, not dull when you're not in school. don't know what the hell goes on in their industry.

engineers- businessmen who actually know what goes on in their industry, but not in their equations

physicists- know what goes on in their equations, but not in their math

mathematicians- know what goes on in math, but not in anything else. not like it matters anyways, since you're probably a fast learner and can easily pick up financial or physics topics for a job. if you are a smart person you will have fun solving puzzles. if you are dumb you will struggle through basic abstract algebra.

>>3819543

Engineering inherently involves math plus science. If you aren't interested in science but are in math, just become a mathematician (and apply this skill to finance, Wall St., business, doing calculations for scientific research groups etc) or a professor.

>>3819332
you should look into stress analysis. Its practically the only industry that hire exclusively mechanical engineers

it looks boring as fuck but is quite involving once you understand whats going on. Its also an industry that is growing stupidly fast when compared to all other engineering industries what with focus on increased efficiency and reduced weight in modern aerostructures, power systems and cars

Op here. Thread got lively when I left. Overall engineering doesn't seem bad at all. In fact its pretty damn interesting.

How did you guys do your freshmen year with other courses that didn't really pertain to engineering. Like motherfucking english. Holy shit University of New Orleans has a ridiculous liberal arts department.

Also what do you guys think of Naval Architecture

not OP but what do you guys think the future will be like for petroleum engineering (within our lifetimes)

fuck are there actual engineering majors on this board?


anyway, I'm a mechE...so that shit pictured OP is into thermodynamics, courses like that and fluids...lot of fucking fun

you'll take up to calc 3 plus a diffeq, most engineering schools require some geneds (example: I'm doing a lot of philosophy just fucking cause it gets my geneds)

statics, dynamics, design, fluids, controls, maybe HVAC, overall just look at the course descriptions of your requirements dipshit

if you like physics and are decent at math, like building shit and such then go for it


as to the chemE, that shit is mostly physics based...there's chem obviously but equal amounts of physics. if you want more chem check out things in material engineering

>>3821422
making exponentially good money (it's gonna be in higher in higher demand to find new ways to get that rarer shit out of the ground cheaper) until it hits the point where the cost of getting it out is obscenely more than selling it

then you're fucked

it'll probably take 30 years or so

/sci/
I am also a freshman engineer. Can computer engineers or even electrical engineers get jobs in the video game industry? Obviously I'd be just doing technical stuff, but I'd prefer that environment to just working for an oil company. Which is all too likely, seeing as I live in Alberta.

>>3821449
> exponentially good money

ding ding ding

>>3819332
>is studying to be an ME
>has no idea what they do
WAT

Hey guys how do you guys feel about MECHATRONICS.

Also my previous highschool teacher who happened to also be a Civil Engineer is now working for Google. What do you think he does there?

>>3819332

Watch the FUCK out - That engineer is a spy!

undergrad here trying to decide to declare my major as chemistry or chemical engieering. anyone got some advice?

>>3821656

Go Chemical Engineer or go Pharmacist. YOU DECIDE.