<p>I was wondering what it takes to major in ME? I do enjoy working with numbers as well as some sciences but one science I hate is physics. I know that ME does have physics aspects in it, but does it revolve around? I know the basics of physics and got a 3 on the AP Physics B test. But is that sufficient for me to major in ME? Iunno if this is the right spot to post but thanks</p>
<p>Well if you hate physics, most types of engineering are not for you…mechanical engineering uses a lot of physics from what I’ve heard. But don’t worry, if you are interested enough in ME and you work really hard, you’ll make it. Again beaware, there’s lots of physics involved.</p>
<p>well would there be any other majors that would be math/science based with a decent pay? i know people are always like pick something you are interested but i feel that salary does come into play for me. and im interested in that sort of stuff. </p>
<p>What about ChemE?</p>
<p>Yeah, ChemE has a pretty high salary. You should look it up in Payscale or something.</p>
<p>Hey, I found this in the MIT admissions webpage. It’s about an ME major who doesn’t like physics. You should read it.
[MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “The Evolution of Physics”](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/learning/coursework/the_evolution_of_physics.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/learning/coursework/the_evolution_of_physics.shtml)</p>
<p>and at last, if you’re good at what you do, no matter what it is, you’ll get a high pay after a while and some hard work.(unless you’re like a janitor or something).</p>
<p>haha alright. does ChemE have any physics involvement? And what kind of jobs do you think you can get with ChemE or ME?</p>
<p>hmmmm I guess that a general knowledge of physics would be required, but as the name implies it, in ChemE you need to be really good at Chemistry.
Well, you can be project supervisor and that kind of stuff. And a really cool place that I would work at if I was a ChemE would be in Exxon Mobile.
But I’m not even in college yet, so my info isn’t a primary source. You should do some research, and you could ask these questions in Yahoo Answers.</p>
<p>ChemE’s have told me it’s more physics than chemistry.</p>
<p>Ugh. That sucks haha. is there any engineering major with little to no physics involved?</p>
<p>needtogetin-If you fear physics at its lowest undergrad level, please do yourself a favor and pick another major. You will not survive any engineering and will destroy your gpa.</p>
<p>What is attracting you to engineering in the first place?</p>
<p>engineering is using concepts of physics to solve problems. </p>
<p>Is there any part of physics you dislike? Physics include dynamics and forces, statics and equilibrium, mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, sound and vibration, electrical theory, magnetism, light waves and particles, optics, space time and relativity, nuclear fission and fission, cosmology. I’m sure im missing several topics. </p>
<p>On the job, engineering isn’t so much numbers than it is concepts, ideas, and methods.</p>
<p>My brother did ChemE at Cornell and I don’t recall him taking much of any physics except for the basic physics courses required for all engineering students.
I did MechE and you definitely have to like physics. Physics concepts will be used in courses like Statics, Dynamics, Stress Analysis, etc.</p>
<p>From what I’ve been told, chemEs don’t take extra physics courses beyond the core, but a lot of physics is integrated into the chemical engineering courses. Modern physics is a significant part of at least some parts of chemical engineering (some of my chemE friends complained about why they had to take modern physics in the physics department, when they have to take an almost identical course in the chemical engineering department.</p>
<p>i did enjoy modern physics in my class. what i had no appreciation for was topics like thermodynamics, fluids, circuits and magnetism. optics and modern physics werent too bad. and i’m looking into the engineering area because i want something that has more to do with science/math. I love Chem so I might major ChemE depending on how well I do in AP Chem and AP Calc BC</p>
<p>BioE is a sub-division of ME and uses Chem, Bio, and Physics. If you hate thermodynamics, you really might hate ChemE and ME since that’s the foundation of the two disciplines.</p>
<p>Seriously? For ChemE would I need to know like the basics of thermodynamics or is it much more advanced than the AP Physics B cirriculum</p>
<p>ChemE’s at my undergrad had to take a basic chemical engineering thermodynamics course and an advanced one as well. It does sound very important…</p>
<p>Yes you will need to know thermodynamics, it’s a general chemistry topic nonetheless 
Chemistry is essentially based on physics, you can’t escape it.</p>
<p>Nooo :(. Then what are some other majors that are in the math/science field that doesn’t include engineering?</p>
<p>That MIT blog made me laugh.</p>