Maths in Electrical Engineering (1 Viewer)

[Studentleader]

I was referring to "The probally hardest thing regarding maths in physics is a bit of energy transfer stuff (long equations) and projectile motion."

I know a lot more about physics than you, judging by what you're saying. Like you're not still in school. Have you touched anything in electromag beyond motors and DC circuits? No? You wouldn't know the maths that's involved then. Would you know about the maths in anything other than the most basic mechanics? If you think that's all there is to it, go back to your Year 12 in Perth shit. Oh, wait, you're still in school as well! My bad.

(Not that the HSC syllabus isn't as useless.)

HSC 2008, your still in school yourself.

What you quoted was based on the year 12 syllabus, you can do foundation level maths and pass physics.

Geez

 

[Azamakumar]

what double degree would complement EE? would applied maths in BSc help much?

That would be like repeating 2 fucking years of engineering.

 

[doink]

EE is very mathematics driven, then again all engineering is, having done only 2u maths may make the transition from hsc to uni mathematics more difficult in terms of you will have to work harder, however from my experience @ usyd people in 2u and 3u will both have about the same amount of trouble, if you have done 4u maths then the normal level of maths will seem relatively simple.

After a while it will all level out so it won't matter much.

 

[shannonm]

what's with all the "HSC:2008" punks posting here about the maths in EE?

what double degree would complement EE? would applied maths in BSc help much?

the classic science degree to combine with EE is physics , and comp sci is also common. I've never known anyone who has/is doing maths combined EE.
actually I think pure maths may complement EE better than applied, but of course it depends on what specialisation and skillset you're looking for

I'm not sure what it is like now because I was with the old program where you did separate courses in stats, complex analysis and linear algebra in 2nd year. - but basically you cant brush aside the maths and _just_ pass a course, because a later course will expand upon it, and you WILL eventualy [need to!] become an expert (for at least a month anyway) on the maths you ignored previously

from the looks of things they've replaced 2015 and phys2939 with one course and pushed it to 3rd year but you need to be on your game with vector calculus and algebraic manipulation to do half decent (i.e. and Not just brush them off, because you will to know not only how to do them but how to solve physical (spheres, cylinders, solenoids, ...) problems using them

 

[Mumma]

Pure Maths/Electrical sounds good. So would Comp Sic/Electrical. I'd so do that if I enjoyed electrical more (currently I am doing Mechanical/CompSci)

 

[Hakz]

Well we watched a video in maths about someone at uow that does elec/maths, pretty good for that field since u deal with heavy maths.

 

[shannonm]

whys that?

I am just saying from my personal experience maths is combined with EE far less common than other sci major such as phys and compsci

If you want a reason I'd say it's because if people do EE it's usually because they would want to become a junior / grad EE after finishing uni and have a strong enough maths background as it is with just the maths encountered in engineering.
you don't need to know the 3rd year maths courses to be a decent grad engineering. (basically imo for most students, job prospects for a EE are very similar as for an EE/bsci(maths) such that the extra year is not really worth it)

the dude wanted to know what second degrees compliment EE and these are generally phys and compsci sine they both sort of expand your fields and potential career (i.e. semiconductor device R&D with a solid state phys background + generic EE degree)

in saying that, you can tack on whatever you please. nothing wrong at all with a maths major if you have the interest+ability

 

[shannonm]

imo i also doubt pure maths would complement engineering as well as applied.

Based solely on the name or what?
Analysis (functional, real, complex, ...) and things like vector spaces are all mostly classed (and taught) as pure maths

If you do EE/maths at UNSW, you don't major in pure or applied, you just major in maths. you do standard 2nd year courses+ the 3 juiciest 3rd year courses you can find - so this point is moot anyway

 

[Forbidden.]

Complex numbers.
Yeah.