Why is physics a requirement for software engineering in most universities?
As Stuart Hagler mentions, it has to do with how everything began. It has to do with how Software engineering has evolved from plain Computer science, which is broader. The last one is closely related with the internals of computers, networks and hardware behavior as well. This marks a difference. To understand the electronics behind, you need some physics.My alma mater had no physics for software development since 1979 (lucky me). Worse: Advanced calculus (E.g.: Laplace, Fourier) was replaced by Discrete maths on 1984. I took part in those hard discussions inside Engineering school. WE were lucky enough to reach that.A second argument uses to be that physics gives you a way of thinking in organized form, with depth and consistency. Other disciplines, like discrete maths give you also a way of thinking, with an advantage: It is of direct use in software development, where you don't have to do with fields or energy evaluations but with collections of discrete elements. In most of the cases, for sure. There are also direct applications to flow-control systems, flight control systems. These are not exceptions, but a clear branch in the activity.
What subjects of class 11 and 12 are important in engineering courses, specifically computer science and mechanical engineering?
Mathematics is one of the important subjects for almost all the courses in engineering. Make sure your basics of maths are clear before getting into engineering, that will help you a lot. For mechanical engineering, physics is one of the important subjects along with maths and chemistry. For computer science, a little bit knowledge of programming would help. During your first year of engineering you will have maths, physics, chemistry and one course of programming for sure, along with other courses. Better to have good understanding of these three courses (PCM). Just a piece of advice, try understand the concepts rather than mugging up things, that will help you a lot in future, if you are planning to take engineering.
What is the role of physics in mechatronics engineering?
In Mechatronics engineering field the engineers apply mechanical, electrical, electronics and computer systems to create what they want. In physics we can learn how sensors and actuators work, about circuits needed to control motors and drives, microprocessors and embedded systems, programming languages, introduction of mechanics and thermodynamics and so on. Physics is like basic role of some whats.
Is engineering a good career for me?
To be an engineer would i have to be extra ordinary at math, physics and that kind of stuff? Or will i be able to go for it if i am decent at those but still pretty science-oriented? I'm pretty artistic also
Why do we need to learn about physics subjects in a computer science major?
Why Physics? First let’s think about what you learn in Physics classes. You learn about the science of things that have mass, move and use or transform energy. That would be rocks, birds, cars, dogs, planets and everything else in the universe. This science applies to everything that physically exists (hence the name”physics”)What are you going to write software for? What will your software do? Will it control a machine. Will it run a simulation as in a game. Will the software deal with things that have mass and take up space and use energy. Likely yes.Writing software requires you to know at least two things (1) about software and computers and (2) the application area. So if you are writing software to control the autopilot inside and ground to air anti-aircraft missile you need to know little about how to fly a missile. If you are going to write software to control a synthetic aperture radar you had better know a little about how that kind of radar works. I’ve written software for both but as a CS major (in the 80’s) I studied physics, differential equations and linear algebra so I was able to learn just enough about radars and missiles from the experts. Without a basic background in physics and math I’d have been lost.If you think you might want to write business software for banking and finance or just “operations” then it would be really good to study the basics of that field. Although you find that that same math applies. to science and business.So having a very basic science background is important so you can learn other things. You will not be a physicist but you need to understand the basics of mechanics and electro magnetics. And have a basic undergraduate math background.Then there is the part about what does it mean to be “educated” with technical degree? It means you know some speciality (biology, math, computers, civil engineering,..) and also JUST AS IMPORTANTLY a general knowledge of math and basic science and a little bit of humanities and a good ability to communicate in English. A university is NOT a vocational school. Hopefully their goals are broader than that.One more reason: If you only have time for one year of study in science. Physics is the most foundational. Everything else depends on physics. You can’t do much chemistry without physics and you can’t do any modern biology without chemistry. So if allowed only one science, physic is the most usfull in general.
Why do you need physics to become a computer engineer?
Because unlike some tracks of computer science, computer engineering is engineering. It is rooted in the practice of computing and how to deal with reality. Physics is the study of reality. If you design computer hardware, you’d better know physics. (If you’re going to be a software engineer, it’s less useful, certainly, but knowing some of the problems you’ll be solving and being rooted in reality is a good thing if you are going to call yourself an engineer.)The top computer engineering programs not only study physics, they study the areas of physics that start making some people question question their sanity (quantum/semiconductor physics). For a relatively Newtonian person like myself, I had to struggle to get a B in that course when most classes were “do the work and get an A.” But the upside of that knowledge is knowing the ramifications of new circuit structures and being able to design new HW.In contrast, when I was active in computer architecture research, I’d review conference papers written by people who had no background in physics or even circuits. This fact was evident because they would propose logic structures that would drop the clock rate of a modern processor 3X, easily. Immediate rejection.If you’re a computer engineering student and are struggling with physics, one option is to switch to computer science, where you will have to take less physics. Several people I knew who could not pass semiconductor physics took this path.
Can a civil engineer do well if he's great in physics but not so good in mathematics?
yes .maths is in simple forms in civil engineering.Construction require planning & rich resources.welcome.