Programs Coming from engineering to science degree, should I keep my units or not?

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The discussion revolves around a student's transition from a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering to a Bachelor of Science, with a focus on pursuing a math major. The student has completed various math courses but feels they did not fully grasp the underlying theories, leading to uncertainty about whether to keep the credits from their engineering courses or start anew. Concerns are raised about the potential delay in graduation by not transferring credits, with some participants questioning the student's fit for a science path if they dislike math. The importance of math as a foundational element in science is emphasized, suggesting that retaining credits could be beneficial despite the student's apprehensions about their understanding of the material.
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Ok so I have done around 1.5 years of maths, science and engineering classes (12 subjects) and realized I didnt enjoy engineering (my major), so I have now changed from a bachelor of electrical engineering to a bachelor of science. Now I am want to include a maths major in the degree however I essentially skimmed through the engineering maths courses that I did. One was a calculus/matrix algebra course with a smattering of statistics which I scored a credit in, another a multi-variable calculus course and some stats(distinction). The third was half vector calculus/complex analysis and half quantum physics(pass, ignored the quantum physics as much as possible). Now I am wondering should I keep these units as credit towards my maths major or start from scratch and give it my all? I really do feel I missed out on a lot of the underlying theory of the mathematics I learned and I don't like that. I have changed to another university with an alright maths department. However this was mostly my fault for not sitting down and learning the material indepth. Is it stupid to delay my graduation by not taking any maths subjects from my 1.5 years of engineering when it would increase my time till graduation by say half a year?
 
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Does anyone have any advice please?
 
agrocadabra said:
Does anyone have any advice please?

Well, to start, I don't even know what a BA in Science means. It's totally ambiguous, and infers to me that you might be looking to teach grade school level Science. Having said that, it doesn't make sense to toss any math credits because math IS our fundamental basis for quantifying almost anything we study at rest, in motion, or in a state of flux. It seems from what you've said, that you don't like the math. Have you considered that you might not be a good fit in science at all?
 

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