I chose multi variable calculus even though I've never taken a calculus class. It was the closest that resembled Statics and Strength of Materials
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[quote]I chose multi variable calculus even though I've never taken a calculus class. It was the closest that resembled Statics and Strength of Materials Associates, civil engineer technology[/quote] Why would that be multivariable calculus? I would probably say you should pick Algebra. If you've never taken a calculus class, then the mathematics you do, while it perhaps is derived from calculus of multiple variables, such as the concept of yield strength, you probably aren't actually doing calculus, at least, of multiple variables. That's not to demean your work or anything, I'm simply saying its a little weird to say that you've selected a higher tier class without have taken the prerequisite for it.
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Or..... I went to this website, https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-02sc-multivariable-calculus-fall-2010/ Looked up the example questions, and drew a correlation between the two since the questions are near identical. https://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/152062002/Solution-to-Problem-323-Torsion-Strength-of-Materials-Review And, the cross product, used in both multivariable calculus and statics, among others
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[quote] https://www.scribd.com/mobile/doc/152062002/Solution-to-Problem-323-Torsion-Strength-of-Materials-Review [/quote] That is algebra. [quote] And, the cross product, used in both multivariable calculus and statics, among others[/quote] You use vector spaces in literally everything, lol. They're used in multivariable calculus and tensor calculus, but those are two different things, and certainly two different levels of math. Algebra is the language that calculus uses to communicate, so obviously they will share concepts. Calculus is the study of [i]change[/i]. You are not, by definition, doing calculus, if you're studying statics.
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Did you miss the part where I said statics [i]and strength of materials[/i]? Plenty of change in strength of materials.........
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Edited by The Cellar Door: 10/1/2016 3:13:44 PMPerhaps the change, but you aren't looking at how functions change with respect to multiple variables ΔV isn't calculus. It's just V(final)-V(initial)
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Edited by Unicorn Goo: 10/1/2016 7:41:14 PM[quote]Perhaps the change, but you aren't looking at how functions change with respect to multiple variables[/quote] I guess finding the fatigue on a beam or joint over time, with variables like temperature, moisture, forces, etc isn't dealing with multiple variables......... And didn't you say something about calculus and change? Odd how I show you the change and yet you still argue......
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Edited by The Cellar Door: 10/1/2016 8:50:19 PMYou take those variables as static...lol you don't even know what a partial derivative is
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You don't take those variables as static since they are always changing.........and since when is fatigue static?
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Do you understand the difference between a dependent and an independent variable? Lmfao