For any person intending to take an engineering course, he or she must be willing to tackle mathematics units. The computation required for the engineering includes College Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Statistics, Liner Algebra, Differential Equation, Calculus 1 and 2. (Nieße, Tröschel and Sonnenschein 37-51)
The study of mathematics in engineering is a process that requires continuous fundamental learning of things. It goes beyond just learning “order” and further emphasizes on the “design” process. The goal of studying engineering is to learn, understand, and use the concept of laws of science within the needs of the society and it should be within the discipline of a profession.
Mathematics is made up of tools used in solving different problems. It’s a useful resource in finding relations and solutions to various problems of engineering. In an Engineering point of view, mathematics can be regarded as set box which contains important problem solving resources including principal component analysis, set theory, and group theory.
There are key reasons why mathematics is significant in engineering; first, The Laws of Nature are expressed in mathematical notations. It is the language of physical science and engineering. Secondly, is that mathematics is a tool for solving problems; it is a course that can cultivate intellectual maturity. Thirdly, computers do not analyze traditional mathematics. The programs in the computer contain mathematical relations, and it is still necessary to understand these relations.
Mathematics is the backbone of engineering. An engineer can only be good and fruitful if only he is good in mathematics. Math is a tool that is needed for designing, analyzing, and understanding engineering systems. Thus, math is an essentials weapon in the modern graduate engineer’s armory.
Work cited
Nieße, Astrid, Martin Tröschel, and Michael Sonnenschein. "Designing Dependable And Sustainable Smart Grids – How To Apply Algorithm Engineering To Distributed Control In Power Systems". Environmental Modelling & Software 56 (2014): 37-51.
