On 11/17/09 09:50, scott wrote:
>> Sure, but not that much. I know people who've correctly used computers
>> to do this while they thought that the integral of a product is the
>> product of the integrals.
>
> Let's hope they're not involved in any safety critical projects then :-)

	You're in the UK, and that may make the difference. I know that in the 
distant past, it was significantly challenging to get admission into a 
UK university to do engineering. So it would make sense if over there 
it's common for engineers to use calculus. For lesser jobs, you have 
people who don't have engineering degrees (technical degrees, associates 
degrees, etc).

	In the US, people with engineering degrees do both those kinds of jobs 
- it spans a wider spectrum. Which is why perhaps most jobs here that 
require an engineering degree often don't require calculus. Hence the 
analogy with programming and computer science.

	Sadly, here in the US it's common to have people graduating with a 
bachelor's degree in engineering who've forgotten most of calculus (they 
weren't bad at it - that person I mentioned never got less than an A in 
any math course). So perhaps the industry in the US has somewhat shifted 
not to expect them to know it, and thus most don't hire them for jobs 
that require it.

	Of course, some jobs simply *require* it (e.g. electromagnetics related 
jobs). And they do hire people with BSc degrees. But of course, they 
make sure they know calculus in the interview.

	My experience is limited to electrical engineering. It may be different 
in other engineerings.

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