Brooks, S. C. (2021, April), Where's the Math in Engineering?  Paper presented at 2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference, Virtual. 10.18260/1-2--38283

\bibitem{asee_peer_38283}
  Brooks, S. C. (2021, April), \emph{Where's the Math in Engineering?}
  Paper presented at 2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference, Virtual.
  10.18260/1-2--38283

Susan C. Brooks.  "Where's the Math in Engineering?".  2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference, Virtual, 2021, April.  ASEE Conferences, 2021.  https://peer.asee.org/38283 Internet.  12 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_38283}
  Susan C. Brooks.
  "Where's the Math in Engineering?".
  \emph{2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference, Virtual, 2021, April}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2021.
  https://peer.asee.org/38283 Internet.  12 Dec, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Engineering analysis depends on modeling the physical world mathematically. In engineering practice, the models are often already developed, the solutions derived, and a computer program written to carry out the calculations. Practicing engineers are engaged in applying the answers; model development and the computer programming required to generate the answers is literally bought and otherwise, largely ignored. Has engineering analysis really become an Input/Output process devoid of mathematics? In teaching students to be engineers, instructors strive to develop a set of reasoning and mathematical skills that apparently are “never used”.	

In this paper, perceived student shortcomings that inhibit a student’s acceptance, development, and lifelong use of mathematics are discussed and several interventions are proposed. The paper concludes with a discussion focusing on the development of a mathematical model for the consolidation of soil. The discussion points out the need to introduce modeling concepts and models of fundamental physical phenomena early on in engineering coursework and to then continuously use those mathematical models to describe increasingly sophisticated processes. The goal is to continuously develop and apply knowledge of mathematics while in school and throughout professional practice. 

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