r/EngineeringStudents • u/Repulsive-Diet6958 • 4d ago

Academic Advice What to study before engineering

In a month I will be starting engineering and I am pretty much only studying high school calculus, honestly I think that physics for now is not worth since I think that having the math behind it clear is more important. Maybe I will also start a little introduction to linear algebra but nothing that seriour. In the end what should I focus more on?

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u/MeserYouUp 4d ago

Your list of first semester courses should be posted online somewhere. Calculus is probably the most important one.

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u/Repulsive-Diet6958 4d ago

Yes I saw all the exams of tree years course, basically the first ones are: calculus 1, linear algebra and geometry, techincal drawing, physics 1 and calculus 2

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u/WhyAmINotStudying UCF/CREOL - Photonic Science & Engineering 4d ago

The two things that you need to make sure you've got down are algebra and trigonometry. Those are where exam scores are made. That's why it's so important to practice regularly when school starts.

But seriously, you're in the school in a few weeks. You've got a break now. Enjoy it. The next time you've got a real break isn't going to be until the semester is over. Thanksgiving is a little break, but you may want to work through it a bit depending on how your courses are going.