Why does engineering require chemistry

Any B. Getting into an engineering program will involve showing skill in the required and related courses at a high-school level. Some schools may offer prospective admissions on the condition that you take summer courses to brush up on chemistry before starting your first term if your chemistry grades in high school were low. For example, the mechanical engineering program at Carnegie Mellon University must only complete two chemistry classes: modern chemistry and experimental chemistry.

Cornell engineering students must take three or four chemistry courses, including a third-year chemistry course as part of the environmental engineering program. The exception to the rule in engineering programs is chemical engineering, which focuses on chemistry considerably more than other engineering programs. Students must also use one of their three advanced electives on a chemistry course. Different materials have different properties flexibility, strength, electrical and thermal conductivity, etc.

For example, you wouldn't want to build a bridge out of rubber, because it would bend when weight was put on it! Before you can understand the more complex properties of materials, you need some basic understanding of chemistry. When I was studying to be a mechanical engineer, I had to take one chemistry course, then a couple of materials courses that extended what I learned in chemistry class.

I hope this answered your question. I wish you luck on your chemistry project and as you study to be an engineer! Regards, Claire Elliott. Internet Explorer Detected! I understand and accept the effects of using IE as a browser.

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