• Question: Do you have to do quantum physics to do aerospace engineering?

    Asked by rsharma to Philip, Monica, James_M, Ceri on 17 Jun 2011.
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      James M Monk answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Not as far as I know, but who knows? Aerospace engineering is mostly about aerodynamics, fluid flows, stresses and strains, which are largely classical (non-quantum) phenomena. There could well be some advanced aspects that use quantum mechanics that I don’t know about though.

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      Ceri Brenner answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Nope, you don’t have to do any quantum if you choose to do an aerospace engineering degree course, or any engineering course for that matter (although i can’t be sure). Quantum physics tends to be taught on only physics and maths degrees.

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      Philip Dolan answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      I’ve got a few friends who did Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial, they never touched quantum mechanics. They did have some fairly fearful mathematics to get through tho. Just because it doesn’t have the ‘q’ word anywhere doesn’t mean it’s less challenging!

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