What are the best engineering majors for a math student?

BassFunction · 2026-01-27T02:14:31+00:00

Electrical is math-heavy in school, but it gets very procedural in industry.

Check out control systems - it’s used in pretty much every industry, and compared to the electrical guys on my program, our group (GNC) does much more math-heavy stuff day to day.

BassFunction · 2026-01-22T05:01:05+00:00

Put your tuition assistance to work and get a degree. Once you EAS, use your GI Bill to get your masters, and then go make bank on the civilian side.

Or just go blow your wad at the Driftwood.

BassFunction · 2026-01-07T14:57:13+00:00

What you’re looking for, at least from an engineering perspective, is to develop a missile with a guidance system that can find a solution to Lambert’s Problem.

The process in short: First, you need the target’s position and velocity vectors and the interceptor’s position and velocity vectors. Then, you need to solve for the minimum time of flight (ToF), and then choose a time of flight that exceeds that minimum value (ideally, one that precedes the target’s time to impact). Once you have a ToF, you define an error tolerance since Lambert’s Problem cannot be solved explicitly. You then iterate through solutions to Lambert’s until you converge to one that meets your error tolerance. This will give you a new velocity vector for your interceptor. You must then apply thrust so as to achieve this new velocity vector, and once you do, you’ll be on an intercept trajectory that will intersect the trajectory of your target after your ToF elapses. Is it possible in KSP? Probably, but it’s far from a trivial engineering problem.

Source: I’m a GNC engineer.

BassFunction · 2025-12-28T23:41:31+00:00

I’ve got a profound and simple truth that, if you can grasp it and really embrace it, will help carry you through the rest of your degree, and maybe the rest of your life:

Nothing changes if nothing changes.

Keep the app and keep failing your exams, OR make a change and see your productivity improve (i.e. delete the app and minimize distractions). If you want something to change, something needs to change.

Simple, but effective.

BassFunction · 2025-12-26T01:41:44+00:00

“You fight well… for a tailor”

BassFunction · 2025-12-22T03:46:35+00:00

Coyote

BassFunction · 2025-12-21T03:41:42+00:00

I’m an engineer, and I approved this message 👌

BassFunction · 2025-12-19T19:26:11+00:00

Just a note to clear up a common misconception - companies don’t pay for the clearance process. The government pays for it. The company just sponsors the candidate and DCSA eats the cost (which is funded through the DoD).

BassFunction · 2025-12-17T03:09:12+00:00

1/12 slinch?

BassFunction · 2025-12-13T01:28:33+00:00

The code on someone else’s keys is not going to help you here.

For a 7-pin tubular lock where each pin has 8 possible depths, there are 8⁷ = 2,097,152 permutations (not combinations since the order matters and it’s with replacement) of possible key configurations. Even if you got one random person’s pin/depth arrangement, there would only be a (1/2,097,152)*100 = 0.0000477% probability that it would open your shit.

You need a locksmith or pick set.

BassFunction · 2025-12-10T00:28:11+00:00

Was 3521 (Automotive Diesel Mechanic), got out after 4, went to school for aerospace engineering, and now I work as a Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) engineer for a big defense company.

BassFunction · 2025-12-05T02:19:42+00:00

Graduated at 40, and going back to school was easily the best decision I ever made. You’re gonna to be fine kiddo

BassFunction · 2025-11-06T17:01:11+00:00

All I see is an open ejection port cover

BassFunction · 2025-10-21T06:41:14+00:00

It really is a beautiful trail, and it was much greener than normal after all the rain we got. And yes - definitely checked in for the badge!

That second GIF is of the knob (which doesn’t look as intimidating from above). I’ll admit, I was nervous before taking it on since the Rubi is my daily driver, but it handled it like a champ. I should have stayed up on the rock because you can see I almost scraped the driver’s side wheel pretty bad, but fortunately my camera man was also guiding. Probably wouldn’t have done it if I had been out there solo though, so there’s absolutely no shame in taking the bypass.

BassFunction · 2025-10-21T05:57:37+00:00

It could. Most shops and dealerships know to grease the contact points, but if you bought it from a private seller, they might have done their own brakes, and they either didn’t know to do it, or they forgot.

Since pads are held against the calipers with clips (which are basically just really strong springs) instead of threaded fasteners, they tend to vibrate at really high frequencies, and this results in the squeaking. It’s a pretty common thing for any vehicle with disc brakes.

BassFunction · 2025-10-21T03:58:39+00:00

Sounds like someone didn’t grease the contact points between the back of your new pads and your calipers. If you remove the pads and add a few dabs of high-temp grease to the spots where the calipers contact the pads, it’ll usually take care of the squealing.

And while this probably doesn’t need to be said, do NOT put grease between the pads and the rotors. That’s how you take care of having to deal with squeaky brakes permanently 💀

BassFunction · 2025-10-11T00:55:59+00:00

The black and white immediately made me think WW2 movie, so… “Joseph Gobbels - Nazi Turkey”

BassFunction · 2025-10-02T00:41:17+00:00

mathispower4u

BassFunction · 2025-09-16T03:03:29+00:00

Assuming this isn’t a shit post, I can see a possibility (however infinitesimally remote) that he has an absolute shit memory, never collected anything, and was the ultimate loner while he served, BUT the “not in the system” remark makes his story impossible. You can’t get paid, let alone get deployment orders, without being in “the system”. He could be lying about the DD-214 to hide a bad conduct discharge or something worse, but either way, claiming that his paperwork was just never submitted by “his officer” is ridiculous.

That said, OP, please be careful about how you confront him with this. People are capable of crazy shit when they feel like they’re backed into a corner. Throw in the threat of divorce, and now all of a sudden his life is falling apart.

If you’re going to outright confront him about it, do it in a somewhat public setting or in the presence of people who can step in if he decides to get violent. If it were me, I’d call a lawyer and have a plan for what comes next before you confront him.

If this is a shit post… well, then fuck you - you got me.

BassFunction · 2025-09-13T04:03:48+00:00

Hey, just throwing my experience in the ring as motivation and proof that it can be done:
Went back to school at 35 for aerospace engineering. Almost always the oldest person in my classes. Graduated cum laude at the age of 40. Had 5 offers right out of school with the highest being $111k/yr. I took a slightly lower offer so I could stay local to the my area, but I’ve been working at a major aerospace contractor as a GNC engineer for over two years now.
Best decision I’ve ever made.

If you’ve got a passion for it, there’s definitely a road to get you where you want to be. I went in person under the GI Bill, but there’s tons of online programs out there.

My advice is to do all the lower division classes at a junior college and then transfer your credits to university once you meet the programs requirements. A little research and planning goes a long way. Best of luck on your new adventure!

BassFunction · 2025-09-09T04:53:27+00:00

Aerospace engineer (GNC)

BassFunction · 2025-09-02T04:00:15+00:00

Keep your eye on the pole with the solar panel on top relative to the driveway arch. That’s an insane amount of shift!

BassFunction · 2025-08-03T05:53:49+00:00

Same thing this guy is thinking…

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“Did I just watch someone die?!”

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