• Question: what subjects would be most important to be an engineer

    Asked by Sinead to Ashley, Catherine, John G, Laura, Ray on 8 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by méabhtherave.
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      John Ging answered on 8 Nov 2014:

      Physics and Maths I guess.
      But anything abstract is good. You need to be able to think for yourself and any outside the box thinking is welcome.

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      Ashley Culbert answered on 8 Nov 2014:

      I agree with John on this, physics and maths would be the most important. I didn’t do physics in school but that didn’t prevent me from becoming an engineer.
      Engineers need to be able to both think outside the box to find new solutions and be logical with how the new idea will work.

    • Photo: Ray Alcorn

      Ray Alcorn answered on 9 Nov 2014:

      Maths definitely then physics. I did economics as well.

    • Photo: Catherine Conaghan

      Catherine Conaghan answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      Same as the guy’s – Maths and Physics

    • Photo: Laura Tobin

      Laura Tobin answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I also studied maths and physics. You don’t have to study physics but it really helps with first year. I really wish I had studied economics as well (my school didn’t teach it). Engineering isn’t just about maths and physics, as John said it’s about being able to think for yourself and solve problems.

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