danago
Nov27-08, 09:05 PM
Hi. I am doing a combined commerce (fiancne)/Engineering (Chemical and Process) degree and as part of the course requirements on the commerce side of my degree i need to choose a maths unit. There are restrictions on what i can do, so there arent too many i can choose from. I basically just want to choose whatever will be most useful to a chemical engineer.
Choices:
Introduction to Geometric Topology (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/math/math3300)
I guess this would be an interesting unit, but i cant see it being relevent to my intended career path.
Control Theory (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/math/math3324)
I dont know if this kinda thing is actually useful to a practicing engineer, but i know it goes really well with some of the other units i will be taking (Process dynamics and control (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/chpr/chpr3433)), i think.
Random Processes and Their Applications (http://www.maths.uwa.edu.au/Units/stat3361-s1-2008-crawley/view)
I guess statistics and random processes apply to everything. This is also a recommended (although not required) unit to another unit i will be taking, "Applied probability in commerce and finance". I also have interest in this unit, which is making this a very tempting choice.
Codes and Ciphers (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/math/math3334)
I guess it could be interesting, but i cant see it being very applicable to what i plan on doing.
Complex Variable Methods (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/math/math3342)
Industrial Statistics and Total Quality Management (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/stat/stat3365)
I think this would be the most applicable to engineering since it takes statistics and puts it in the context of industry and quality control.
So they are the units i can choose from. I think i will choose either of the statistics units or the control theory unit, but any input at all will be great :)
Thanks,
Dan.
Choices:
Introduction to Geometric Topology (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/math/math3300)
I guess this would be an interesting unit, but i cant see it being relevent to my intended career path.
Control Theory (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/math/math3324)
I dont know if this kinda thing is actually useful to a practicing engineer, but i know it goes really well with some of the other units i will be taking (Process dynamics and control (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/chpr/chpr3433)), i think.
Random Processes and Their Applications (http://www.maths.uwa.edu.au/Units/stat3361-s1-2008-crawley/view)
I guess statistics and random processes apply to everything. This is also a recommended (although not required) unit to another unit i will be taking, "Applied probability in commerce and finance". I also have interest in this unit, which is making this a very tempting choice.
Codes and Ciphers (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/math/math3334)
I guess it could be interesting, but i cant see it being very applicable to what i plan on doing.
Complex Variable Methods (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/math/math3342)
Industrial Statistics and Total Quality Management (http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/stat/stat3365)
I think this would be the most applicable to engineering since it takes statistics and puts it in the context of industry and quality control.
So they are the units i can choose from. I think i will choose either of the statistics units or the control theory unit, but any input at all will be great :)
Thanks,
Dan.