Can someone bad in math but okay in Algebra become a electrical engineer?

Anonymous: Can someone bad in math but okay in Algebra become a electrical engineer?
I am interested in the major, however this major includes calculus. I’m scared of it. I found myself better at Algebra 2 and Algebra, than geometry, and I heard calculus is super hard.. What should I do! I’ve always had a fascination with technology!! !

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Answer by Victor
Probably not, unless you go to a mediocre school. You could try for engineering technologist or engineering technician if you want less math.

Answer by FRIEND
no worries

i am worst than but i found a solution

i used to be like once upon a time ok

so be cool “as long as you think its hard if you think its easy”
thats a quote

i agree its hard

when ur in calcus some students helped me out and i passed

i got a job and happy so no worries ok

if you r dieing for your dream then let it go

from

friend

Answer by Charlie A.
can calculus be hard? yes. its up to you. just remember it is logical once you can get your mind around it and learn the terminology. Calculus is just a mathematically way of describing relationships of what is going on.
if you can still get your hand on a book called ” Calculus the easy way by Douglas Downing ”
it is kinda fun to read. believe it or not.

Answer by Skywave
An ‘engineer’ and any discipline will need to be ‘competent’ (at a very minimum) if he is to graduate as an ‘engineer’. Lower your sights a bit: aim at ‘technician’.

Answer by Shawn
I guarantee you will get exactly the results that you believe you are capable of. It boils down to how hard you are willing to work.

Differential calculus is a simple calculation of the slope of a function at a point – actually 2 points that are an infinitesimal distance apart. Another description is how much a function changed from one point to the next point – rate of change. In the real world velocity of something is the change of position – 60 miles per hour means you traveled 60 miles over the time of an hour, it will change position by 60 miles.

Integral calculus is the exact opposite of differential, but it is explained like this: add up all the area under the curve. It is a summation of all the functions behavior. For example if you are going a constant 60 miles per hour and you only go for 30 minutes, how far have you gone? 60m/h * 0.5h = 30 miles. Notice if you plotted a constant 60 m/h (y-axis) and you multiplied by a specific time (x-axis) you will get how far you have come. Summation of the functions values.

I have described Calculus from a mechanical engineer’s perspective. Now I will take it into the Math world. If you can follow the RULES and know how to APPLY them in Algebra, then you can use the same PROCESS to learn and apply calculus and other higher math rules. The process is the same. Do more homework problems than the teacher assigns!

Math is the foundation of engineering. If you can’t model things in the real world with math, you can’t solve the problem very well. So when you get into calculus class and you have to work with some crazy function, understand that the function may be entirely disconnected from the real world. But there is a real world application of the process that you are studying – the PROCESS of manipulating derivatives and integrals.

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