<p>I have an open slot for a technical elective this semester. I came to seek the wisdom of collegeconfidential as far as what class they recommend I take. Should I take:
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering *
- Mathematical modeling *
- Electricity and Magnetism (upper level, uses Griffith's Introduction to Electrodynamics) *
- Some sort of basic biomedical engineering class ("Biomaterials" probably most likely)
- Introduction to Corrosion (a materials science class)
- electrochemistry (least interested in this one)
- Combustion (mechanical engineering class)
- Applied math: linear analysis</p>
<p>The first three options are starred to indicate that those are the ones that I am most leaning towards right now. What say you? Anyone know anything about these classes, e.g taken them or know people that have and their experience with it, etc? </p>
<p>Whichever one you are most interested in will be the best. ask other students who have taken the courses and make your decision based on that and your preference for the subject matter.</p>
<p>Do whatever you find most interesting. I personally find applied math interesting, and thus mathematical modeling, linear analysis, and fundamentals of EE interest me most of your selection. You will not use E&M during your undergraduate studies in chemical engineering (though the book for the course is a good one).</p>
<p>Consider taking a required course or a GE this semester (for example, I enrolled in transport processes in parallel to thermodynamics, rather than after), delaying the technical elective until you better understand what you would like to study for your technical electives and have a larger selection available to you.</p>
<p>The problem is, I am only a Sophomore, and many of the classes that I would ideally be taking next semester aren’t available until fall. Like, neither thermodynamics nor transport processes are offered in the coming semester. And, those classes are prereqs for many of the interesting chemical engineering - specific electives, like advanced thermo or statistical mechanics. I am also done with required GE classes. </p>