What math classes would you reccomend for fabrication purposes? Right now I am taking geometry (not good at match: senior year) and I figure that would help with figuring out circumfrences, area, etc.....

 

Simple Algebra should allow you to handle most anything within the realm of metal working and what not.

 

Ok, I took Geometry (though I didn't need too) because I thought when working with intercooler setups/exhuast setups/ etc... you'd need to know how much of a bend to clear certain things.

 

How far do you want to go with your fabrication skills? Intercooler piping and a decent header? Intake manifolds, resonance tuned exhaust manifolds?

I've taken some Ordinary/Partial Differential Equation classes and think I could use some more math.

 

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I've taken some Ordinary/Partial Differential Equation classes and think I could use some more math.</TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly what i was about to say. I took both Ordinary and Partial DE, I remember tons of heat flow problems and others of that nature.

Fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, compressible flow.. they all apply to what we like to make

 

math is one of those things that you wouldnt really know you're missing until you've learned it.

I say learn as much as you can stomach.

 

to actually design parts that work you need a whole hell of a lot of math

to just measure and weld stuff together you dont need so much

 

Lets see, algebra you'll use your entire life. Geometry gives insight to anything with curves or areas, and differential equations teach you about acceleration, speed, conservation of mass and momentum. It's true, the more you know, the more insight you have to how the world works, and how to fabricate stuff that "just works" and "just fits."

 

basically there are six types of operations that will help you: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, integration, and differentiation. "mathematics is the language of nature"

 

damn, i only know 4. mother nature hates me!

 

learn as much as you can! If you know the math, you'll find a way to use it. If you're doing alot of CAD drawings it helps to know alot of math & geometry.

I have forgotten almost all the math I learned in High School. Pisses me off too, because now that I am in the real world I actually use it! Who would have thought.

Evan

 

/\/\/\Same boat as you. I've graduated from college and now I'm taking more math classes after realizing how important it is. You youngins' learn what you can for free!

 

take math as far as you can, all the way through calculus, i use calculus still to this day figuring arc lengths and areas of obscure shapes.

physics (its basically applied math) will teach you many things you will need to know and its interesting like acceleration, force, pressures and things of that nature.

enginering courses such as statics, dynamics and strenght of materials, these will help so much. this is the kind of stuff where you can see on paper if something will work before you build it.

&lt;-----Mechanical Enginering major and hobbyiest

 

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physics (its basically applied math) will teach you many things you will need to know and its interesting like acceleration, force, pressures and things of that nature.

enginering courses such as statics, dynamics and strenght of materials, these will help so much. this is the kind of stuff where you can see on paper if something will work before you build it.

&lt;-----Mechanical Enginering major and hobbyiest</TD></TR></TABLE>

Calculus can be very handy if you can master parts of it. Look into the disk/washer methods of integtration. It's cool having plans that you can compare flow rate and circumference all on one plane of axis'.

-nerd