Well, math is quite important in engineering studies regardless of which discipline you wanna enter.
You will need math for numerical analysis, simulation and all sort of stuff.
Calculus is important, pay more attention on this.
I ChemE, so....chemistry is important ( physics chemistry , not only pure chemistry).
That's always a stereotype for ChemE that the public always think we will work in oil and gas industry after graduated. In fact, that's not completely true. No everyone like to work in oil and gas company ( although the pay rate is better than others ), some might choose other field like pharmaceutical industry, renewable energy research (ABB ?!), or continue to study material engineering for Master degree...blah blah blah
For me, I like renewable energy and nuclear energy !

I tried maths specialist(aka additional advanced maths) in ausmat.......i felt i cant really cope with it....
Am i still suitable for engineering degree?

For example? Do you mean Exponential & Logarithms?

Nope.......
Is the part polar coordinates.......
Not that i dont understand......i do but i have to study it over and over again to only understand how it works and took mre one whole day.....this is the very first chapter and first topic lol........
Once i understand it roughly....i still need to refer to the example when i try to do a question......
The biginning of maths specialist already like that........do you guys think i can cope in the harder parts later on?
Oh ya.....this chapter is one of the easiest lol.....but i dont think so......

During your SPM Add Math last time, do you think you able to manage it?
Math can be improved by practice. "Perfect practice makes perfect."
For engineering degree, it's not only depends on math but understanding as well on theories and logics.
More on physics & logics too as you know.
By early preparation and hard work, you can manage with engineering until you grad.

So, your question, I don't think I can answer for you, that you suitable or not for engineering.
If you have interest in it and passion, then answer is yes.
If not, please don't choose it because in the future you will regret.

What's make you want to learn engineering? Can you answer this simple question.

Hmm......i really like cars and how the engine work in different types of cars......
I can even remember what kind of engine does that particular cars has by reading the magazine once......
I always curious about car transmission and how it works
Just hope that my future career is related with cars and best is get to be a part of the team to manufactures better cars.....thats my ambition
So i thought of engineer.......
But once i encounter the maths.....
Bout abb maths i flelt okay with it because by reviewing my past results......it is gradually increasing without dropping....but nort significantly

In current era, there are a lot of software to help you do math calculation.
What you learn in engineering is to understand those math theories and apply it using software.
Somehow it's important to know how to calculate by manual.

Similarly, you will learn engineering drawing by hands and software like autoCAD.
Everything need to learn from foundation, once your foundation is strong, everything will make sense in the future.


You can overcome every hardship throw to you if you have interest in the car.
For your reference.


I tell you my story for motivation purposes, during form 4, every exam, I failed my add math.
I did not take any tuition in my study life.
My physics and modern are considered top 3 in class altho my add math always fail.
My friends really pity me, ask me go for tuition.
But at the end, I study and practise and borrow friends tuition problems and do it.
At my form 4 final exam, I get A for my add math.
That's all

If you have any problem with the math, you can always find Critical_Fallacy sifu in Ask a Mathematical Physicist thread.

Wow thanks alot for your input.......
I will take maths cd but not specialist maths.......
My lecturers told me if i cant do specialist maths then engineer is not for me.........
My best addmaths result in school exam is D lol

Last time fail that time is around 34marks, I think is F... Then jump to 1A.
Practise more then will be ok. A lot of miracles in the world.

Hhaha
Last time during first time F4 addmaths exam i got 1marks

That was EPIC!

I don't think that's possible always during form 4 the paper is not complete and willl only be paper 1. And the total questions might be 15? So impossible 1 mark. Unless cikgu kesian then bagi markah kesian hahahaha EPIC!

Indeed it was epic.
I fail a lot of time before too, experienced a lot of time so learn a lot.
"Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors."
He was very humble in asking questions too in the forum.
Common academic result yet attitude and manners are there.

Not like yesterday Straight-A's student, where I do not see manners from that young guy.
Last few day another called k***ming, today want to become lyrics composer, doing survey in /k.

Yeah........indeed markah kesian........i actually blanked the paper cuz i dont understand it......
I rmb the whole paper is about functions and Chapter 2 f4

Hahaha regarding the 1 mark add math, I have a fun story to share here.

In one of my engineering classes midterms one sem, the average was like a 20/100, and I scored like an 8. Haha first time that I've ever scored a single digit in an exam ever.

My god the stories here are plentiful

Good manners are really important especially when they ask for help and yet some act rudely

This post has been edited by Aaron212: Jan 12 2014, 04:16 PM

Manners take years maybe longer than double digits of years to learn and practice.
If lacks mean lacks already, not much can do. Please don't expect outsiders come and help those people.
Community hates those arrogance and ignorance.
As a reference, Bystander Effect. We will completely ignore those in public.


If they enter University for Engineering or other courses or maybe out to work.
Teamwork is important, arrogant people normally get banned and boycotted.
A lot of course work depends on team play as well.
These people without manners must get ready anytime to get backstabbed during study or work.

Conclusion, attitude & manner matters in life.

Knowledge without good manners won't take you anywhere. And it will surely make friends around stay away from you. Being well-mannered and polite will surely make people like you more

What course are you taking? It may like engineering, these kind of people that no manners, you will meet in the future too.
Just an advice, ignore their presence.

For those critical courses like medic, engineering and etc, attitudes very important.
They can caused much more destruction than others.
e.g car safety, building not safe, and instead of saving life, actually is killing life.

For me, I'll be going into dentistry