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> I remember hearing in college (a couple decades ago) that Chemical Engineering students needed to know a lot about solving differential equations. That stand
by duskwuff 4y ago
> I remember hearing in college (a couple decades ago) that Chemical Engineering students needed to know a lot about solving differential equations.
That stands to reason. Describing the dynamic behavior of a chemical system -- e.g. the amounts of different reactants and products over time, the temperature and pressure of the system, etc -- is exactly the sort of task that differential equations are perfect for.
- imtringued 4y agoI only really understood the intuition behind differential equations once I did the control theory course. I didn't need any prior math course.