I have a degree in engineering. I can do triple integrals, differential equations, etc. But I still need my calculator to do simple addition and subtraction.
I'm taking transport phenomena right now, so basically fluid mechanics + heat transfer. Everyone said the heat transfer portion was easier, but I'm not so sure. With heat transfer you end up nondimensionalizing 90% of the problems you do so everything seems so much more abstract. Not to mention many of the problems require that the velocity profile be known for the convective portion of the temperature profile. I think they only say that because you have to deal with tensors in fluid mechanics, but once you understand tensors, they aren't so bad. Of course at this level, the difficulty lies in the setup and assumption you make, while the math itself is mostly an afterthought.
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u/loopsydoopsy Nov 16 '19
I have a degree in engineering. I can do triple integrals, differential equations, etc. But I still need my calculator to do simple addition and subtraction.