Mathematicians and Engineers

[@MathProofsable]

As a pure mathematician, I enjoyed hearing your perspective. It is a very practical way of thinking.

[@purdueMET]

Thanks, my son is a mathematician and I got to see firsthand how his training differed from mine. His understanding of the subject is much deeper. I have to ask him for help with mathematics from time to time, but he still asks me for help when he needs to get his car fixed :-)

[@jbangz2023]

@@purdueMET What area of Math did he specialize?

[@1treyton1]

THANK YOU! I despised many topics and classes while going through Purdue's MET program because of these exact reasons. Why was it important for me to know what invisible numbers were and how they work?

[@purdueMET]

I wish I could say I figured all this out while I was still a student. I was about 5 years out from getting my Ph.D. before it dawned on me :-)

[@NewCalculus]

LOL. There is no such thing as an invisible number. Perhaps you should first try to learn what it means to be a number. No mathematics professor I have ever met even has a clue! drive.google.com/file/d/1CIul68phzuOe6JZwsCuBuXUR8X-AkgEO/view

[@jbangz2023]

@@NewCalculus Sir thank you for the link you provided, I have downloaded it. I am an Electrical Eng'g graduate but now I got so interested with Math and I am reading some materials. In your own opinion, can someone be good at both(Engineering and Mathematics) in a deeper level?

[@ThePointlessBox_]

A mathematician will make a hole and a peg of the same diameter Then scratch their heads about why it doesnt fit together Engineers will set a tolerance

[@heyho4488]

such an important video

[@purdueMET]

Thanks very much. This one was close to my heart, but it hasn't gotten many views. I'm glad you took a look :-)

[@andrewlriggs1029]

thanks

[@pemamoktan8454]

interesting and really helpful to know about it

[@purdueMET]

Thanks :-)

[@JudgeFredd]

Love the tshirt = Where did you get it ?

[@purdueMET]

I can't remember. I think it might have been snorgtees.com or cafepress.com

[@hughessoso2003]

😀love your shirt😍

[@purdueMET]

Thanks, it's one of my favorites :-)

[@timmychang1791]

Is mathematicians political ultra left.

[@NewCalculus]

"Mathematicians prove things..." is not pretty much what mathematicians do. Proof is but one aspect of mathematics. The most important is the ability to well define concepts. You are not worthy to be called a mathematician unless you have produced great works. This excludes any type of diploma such as a math BSc or MSc or PhD. Sorry, but thesis and dissertations are not worth the ink that was used to produce most of them. Only those who have produced great and significant works are worthy to be called mathematicians. Mythmaticians (not mathematicians) usually don't understand mathematics whereas engineers have a far better grasp. Mathematics is about measure and number where the best definition of number is: *A number describes the measure of a magnitude or size* Mainstream mathematics is seriously flawed because sound mathematics does not require beliefs (axioms). drive.google.com/file/d/1CIul68phzuOe6JZwsCuBuXUR8X-AkgEO/view

[@_VISION.]

What a terrible way to think about mathematics

[@_VISION.]

@Lydia Alexian I'm glad you felt the need to tell me that cause I felt the same. He reminds me of the professors you get before you get to the fun math

[@grankoczsk]

@@_VISION. I agree with you.

[@carlosmarquez9375]

This teacher really nailed this topic gloriously. Hands down the best discussion on this topic I have found so far. Anything that doesn't require proofs should be tolerable and the required math level for engineers. Proofs are for math freaks who like numbers for their own sake. When math becomes more like art than a science then you're getting into math freak territory. You see math should be an intermediate tool to get to the solution not a problem in itself. That's where so many engineering teachers are so wrong. For instance many engineering teachers try to get into math freak territory by trying to prove a certain formula when all they should care about is how to use the formula.