Chemical Engineering - Do I need Specialist Mathematics

[JesseJones]

Does anybody know whether i should do specialist in year 12 as i am hoping to go into chemical engineering at either uni melb or rmit? I am good at math but I am tossing up whether the stress of specialist is worth the knowledge, when I could just do further for an atar boost. It isnt a prerequisite but i have been told that if I am doing engineering I should do spec. Will it help that much or am i better off going with further? Thanks.

[pi]

Spesh seems like the ATAR boost to me. I think you should do spesh if you think you're capable.

[BigAl]

One of the fundamental things in chemistry is thermodynamics..And as far as I know, you have to be good at calculus in order to succeed in thermodynamics

[lzxnl]

Does anybody know whether i should do specialist in year 12 as i am hoping to go into chemical engineering at either uni melb or rmit? I am good at math but I am tossing up whether the stress of specialist is worth the knowledge, when I could just do further for an atar boost. It isnt a prerequisite but i have been told that if I am doing engineering I should do spec. Will it help that much or am i better off going with further? Thanks.

Did I just read...further for an ATAR boost?

[Rod]

Nobody really answered the OP's question. I'm really interested in chemical engineering, I really like physics and chemistry but do not like maths. If chemical engineering is too maths based (especially if it's similar to specialists maths) then I will not do it.

[Aurelian]

Nobody really answered the OP's question. I'm really interested in chemical engineering, I really like physics and chemistry but do not like maths. If chemical engineering is too maths based (especially if it's similar to specialists maths) then I will not do it.

Unfortunately all engineering is quite maths based (requires up to second year university mathematics) and much of the mathematics is similar to/an extension of the kind found in the spesh course (and you will definitely need to learn the stuff in the spesh course eventually if you pursue any kind of engineering).

[Rod]

Unfortunately all engineering is quite maths based (requires up to second year university mathematics) and much of the mathematics is similar to/an extension of the kind found in the spesh course (and you will definitely need to learn the stuff in the spesh course eventually if you pursue any kind of engineering).

Ahh okay. Well I'll see how I go in methods, I'm not particularly bad at maths, just don't enjoy it as much as other subjects. And I've always wanted to do something I enjoy throughout university/future career.

Thanks again, Aurelian!