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The Role of Mathematics in Education

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Professions That Rely Heavily on Mathematics Engineering: The Backbone of Innovation Engineering is perhaps the most obvious field where mathematics plays a starring role. Mathematics is more than a subject—it’s a critical tool that opens doors to countless professions, making it an indispensable part of our education system.

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Creating the world’s largest 3D-printed structure

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According to www.raise.me , the average salary for composites engineers in the US is between $86,000 and $93,000, although this is dependent on experience. Engineering and creativity have always been linked in my mind and, early on, my interests were in architecture, where ‘form follows function’ while simultaneously creating beauty.

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Race Cars and Missile Tests: An Overview of Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Besides race cars and planes, CFD software can be widely applied to various engineering and technology industries including chemical engineering, engineering of consumer products, marine vessels like research ships and submarines, energy tools like hydroelectric dam turbines and wind turbines, building design and architecture, and sports.

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A 50-Year Quest: My Personal Journey with the Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Meanwhile, in 1948, Berni Alder, fresh from a master’s degree in chemical engineering, and already interested in liquids, went to Caltech to work on a PhD with John Kirkwood—who suggested that he look at a couple of approximations to the BBGKY hierarchy for the case of hard spheres.

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