I should know something about engineers by now.
*** I wouldn't be the one to question that. Yes there is room for all
those engineers, whose contribution is defined by an ability to read
the standards manuals or code books and applying them to the task in
hand.
However they are not the people who build nations, break new grounds
or solve problems in creative ways.
At 7:32 PM -0700 7/27/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
Umesh,
Not every engineer needs to be creative. However every engineer
should be good in math, just to survive in the field. The design
engineers need to know what is behind the softwares they use now a
days to solve engineering problems.
There are functions in engineering where a person can contribute
without being creative in the real sense of the word. I have spent
30+ years in the field, including management of engineers, I should
know something about engineers by now.
A request to engineers in India - please speak up.
Dilipda
umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
C-da,
But the article was about doing intensive coursework in math at high
school levele - not at an engineering college.
***But there is more to it: Ability to do good math, by and of
itself, does not guarantee success as an engineer or scientist. One
can do well in the academic exams, can even get good jobs, not just
as engineers, but in a lot of other fields, but real engineering
also requires creativity -- something Indian engineering schools
rarely help develop, while not everyone is endowed with an ability
or have the aptitude to develop it
Umesh
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At 1:33 PM -0700 7/27/07, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
Netters with interest in science will find this article
interesting. Math is used in all sciences, so obviously good
fundamental knowledge in math helps students in all branches of
science. A good grasp of math in high school helps engineering
students as well, across the board.
*** And that is exactly why it is so essential to have a sound
primary education where math fundamentals take root or die. If you
look at the percentage of students in Assam who have a decent
knowledge of math fundamentals, you will know why so few excel in
science, technology etc.
But there is more to it: Ability to do good math, by and of itself,
does not guarantee success as an engineer or scientist. One can do
well in the academic exams, can even get good jobs, not just as
engineers, but in a lot of other fields, but real engineering also
requires creativity -- something Indian engineering schools rarely
help develop, while not everyone is endowed with an ability or have
the aptitude to develop it .
Dilip
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umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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