How do Engineers use calculus and geometry?

Calculus and geometry are widely used to get engineering formula, especially in advanced engineering. For example, we use calculus to calculate distance in acceleration equation. Calculus is also useful in optimization. Geometry is widely used in mechanical & civil engineering, such as how to make a strong structure.

Nowadays there are many software that can calculate many things in engineering for you, so don't worry. But you still need to learn them because you need to know the basis of calculation. By understanding them, it also sharpen your logic and your way of thinking.

Do Engineers Use Calculus

In chemical engineering we use calculus to solve differential equations which describe the behavior of certain phenomenons like the way water moves in a reactor, in a tube, agitated tanks, etc.

Other phenomenons could be the heat transfer from one medium to another or the mass transfer like diffusion of a solute in a solution.

We use calculus to describe the movement of a particle in physics, obtain the area of certain bodies, calculate the magnetic and electric field on certain circuits... ITS ENDLESS!!

Geometry is like the vowels if you're going to write literature, you need to calculate the geometry of particles in a fluidized bed so you can then, calculate the drag forces the liquid would produce on them, calculate the volume required in a reactor to produce certain amount of production-a day, calculate the internal radius of tubing so you can then know how many liters per second this tube would carry....etc, etc, etc! he he

Calculus with Analytic Geometry is the greater usual of the two. i could examine the path description interior the universities path handbook and seek for suggestion out of your adviser. they are going to help you be attentive to the small print and if the credit flow for the sphere of engineering your thinking approximately.

to module and solve complicated problems.. if too complicated, then they use the Finite Element method to get a close approximation..

ie... for civil engineering (statics).. (me 0.0)... we use integration to integrate the buckling force of a member under compression... (regardless of the shape of member)...

so here it is... use calculus and geometry to solve for any problem regardless of shape because not all shapes are spheres and cubes...

hope this helps

This is used in finding the precion time, delay, and many things in diode, rectifiers, circuit making and many more....

It is mostly used in Circuit analysis......

Carefully and intelligently.