APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICS IN ENGINEERING; A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE IN UNDERWATER ROBOTICS

Abstract

Mathematics is the base of all engineering. To become an engineer, one must have sound knowledge in Mathematics. However, at the begging of engineering study, most of the students have misconception about Mathematics. They consider it as non-departmental subject and provide less importance of learning it. They may have general conception that mathematics is important in engineering; however they don’t know the specific application in their particular engineering subjects. In the long run they face difficulties to solve engineering problems which need a lot of mathematics. The purpose of the paper is to relate different topics of mathematics to different engineering applications. In this paper, the main concentration is given to the application of basic topics of mathematics in some common engineering fields. In addition, the application of mathematics in developing a squid-like underwater robot has been discussed in detail for better understanding. It is hoped that the engineering students will be motivated to understand the importance of mathematics in their engineering study. It is also expected that mathematics lecturers would be encouraged to teach mathematical problems related to the particular engineering fields.