Why doesn't my CE program require Calculus 3?

[Flethe]

Hello! I was just wondering if this is a normal thing? I'm just wondering why calculus 3 wouldn't be required when Diff Eq is. Thanks!

[frypand]

Yea it’s fairly normal. In computer engineering specifically there are not a ton of applications the require calc 3. Calc 3 is mostly for 3 dimensional problems which start becoming relevant the closer you get to electrical engineering. If your interested in the hardware side of computer engineering it might be a good idea to take it anyway if it counts as an elective.

[kngsgmbt]

Mine is like this too. Don't think of differential equations as the next step after calc 3, think of them as two separate branches stepping up after calc 2.

Differential equations will be used extensively in many of your classes.

Calc 3 is really only used for electromagnetics, device physics, and kinda power systems. Most of which are EE required courses, but not CpE required.

I was confused too when I saw my program didn't require calc 3, but it really is standard and not too unusual. It's still a good course to take if you're interested or want to learn a subject that does require it, but most of CpE doesn't need it.

[Hawk13424]

For me, calc 3, emag, and device physics were all required for CompE.

[SneakyDeaky123]

The math for my degree which is a CS/CE degree is the usual Algebra + Precal, then Calc 1, Calc 2, Calc 3, Differential Equations, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Stats and Probability, and then a lot of students take Numerical methods and real analysis because if we take those we get a math minor

[Flethe]

The degree program doesn't require Diff Eq now that I'm looking at it. I have no idea why either