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That’s interesting how some people don’t like math but like engineering. What percentage of engineers aren’t into math? I personally like math and physics/engineering equally.</p>
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Add me to that list. I’m not particularly interested in math either; it’s just something I use to get my work done.</p>
<p>I’m a bricks ‘n’ beams gal. File me under “math is a tool”.</p>
<p>Don’t engineering and math go hand-in-hand? As in, how do you survive in engineering without liking math? I personally loooove math! :)</p>
<p>I like math way more than I like physics. Guess that’s why I’m a computer engineer not a mechanical engineer.</p>
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<p>Mathematics is simply the language of engineering, and as such I like it. People like to talk to each other, but they may not necessary like the language they speak, or even know very much about it.</p>
<p>What I’m saying is that I don’t like math for the sake of math.</p>
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I’d rate the difficulty an 8/10. Test averages at my school are in the 45-55% range and the curve is a bit strict; there are many Cs and not a lot of As. Physics classes go 3 times more in-depth and topics are more complex than the ones you see in high school. It’s tough, that’s all I can say =/ But it’s still interesting!</p>
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<p>This.</p>
<p>We were amused to discover that you can separate out the math junkies from those that just use math by saying “math is just a tool”. The math junkies would freak out a little and start arguing that math is soooo much more than just a tool, that it’s incredible how you can prove that blah blah blah… Most of the engineers would hear that phrase and think about it for a second, and then would be like, “Yeah, that’s about right.” This would incense the math junkies.</p>
<p>OP: I may be the only one here to think so, but yes, I do think not liking physics is a problem and if I were you I would ask myself whether you want to pursue the engineering path. Sure you focus on specific engineering topics and tools in routine work, but fundamental physical insight is often important also and if you don’t like physics you’re not likely to develop this kind of insight.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about not liking physics. I found that I hated physics 1 (mechanics) and I am currently not enjoying physics 2 (e&m). Now I am in statics, which revisits a lot of the physics 1 concepts, but they are actually interesting this time around. I think the reason I don’t like physics courses is because they are so theoretical. Taking that stuff and applying it to real world situations actually makes it interesting and motivates you to figure stuff out.</p>
<p>It really is all about perspective then. I was always bored out of my mind in math classes… up until I took physics and felt that the real world application of math is very fun. Going another level higher, up to engineering, it turns out that physics is NOT the real world by a long shot, and so again there are people that feel that physics is too fundamental and useless… but that its applications in engineering are interesting. Interesting!</p>
<p>Is physics the most theoretical science compared to chemistry and biology?</p>
<p>Physics is a lot more quantitative than chemistry or biology. Lots of bio and chem are very qualitative with “we notice this trend as we do this, but we don’t actually know why.” The most well respected work in physics seems to be more about coming up with a theory that will explain future results; chemistry is a lot more about synthesis and finding new things.</p>