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I am hoping to study aeronautical engineering at university. Can you give me precise and practical examples of the importance of requiring skills in Mathematics?
Can you recommend some background reading ?

Answer
Yes - precisely speaking, engineers must have a working knowledge of algebra, vector analysis, trig, calculus, geometry, complex variables, differential equations (ordinary and partial), matrices, set theory, probability, and statistics.  
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Paul

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38 years as research engineer at NASA

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AIAA, NASA

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B.S. and M.S. Aeronautical Engineering - U. of Washington Graduate work Standford U.

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AIAA Associate Fellow (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

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