EmileHeskey07 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hi,So i'm still in grade 10 and in 3 weeks time about to choose my options. I'm planning to take either aeronautical engineering, mechanical or mechatronics. However, I'm still confused whether I should take HL math. I'm definitely taking HL physics and maybe HL chemistry, if possible. Math is not my strongest subject which is why I'm highly doubting it. Although physics need math, i'm sure i can still manage it with SL math. I'm getting 6s in both Physics and Math...and i'm planning to enter a community college in the U.S before entering a univ.Thanks! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
letap Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Any form of engineering needs HL Math. If you can't handle HL Math, it's likely that you won't be able to handle HL Physics. Most HL Physics students that I know take HL Math. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmileHeskey07 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Yes i know that every engineering needs HL math, however students who takes HL physics can deal with the math just fine with SL. And i'm planning to enter a community college first... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XeoKnight Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 HL Math would definitely be a good choice, seeing a you want to do engineering. I dunno how the US system works about this so I can't say, as you're going to community college first but in general unis require HL Math for engineering. Not all, but most. I'm assuming you avoid this requirement if you go to community college first, but the maths you do in HL prepares you much better for engineering than SL; there is a very big gap in how hard both are. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSpider Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Hi,So i'm still in grade 10 and in 3 weeks time about to choose my options. I'm planning to take either aeronautical engineering, mechanical or mechatronics. However, I'm still confused whether I should take HL math. I'm definitely taking HL physics and maybe HL chemistry, if possible. Math is not my strongest subject which is why I'm highly doubting it. Although physics need math, i'm sure i can still manage it with SL math. I'm getting 6s in both Physics and Math...and i'm planning to enter a community college in the U.S before entering a univ.Thanks!Hey, I do Hl Physics and Sl math. I was recommended to take HL math since i'm going to study economics in college but I was sure i couldn't do it so i stuck to SL. However, for engineering I've heard HL math and physics (for some types of engineering?) are requirements. But mail some universities and you'll get a better idea. Edited January 29, 2014 by MISHI Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 You want to do engineering? Take HL math. The only reason you shouldn't take HL math is if your school doesn't offer it. Simply put, a real engineering program, even if you start off in a community college, will take you way beyond the HL math syllabus and if you can't handle that, you will not handle engineering.I don't understand how people think you don't need HL math for a ridiculously math-heavy course but whatever. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yii yann Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I think its a pretty obvious decision: Take HL Math. The math you'll do in engineering is way beyond the scope of a slightly-harder-than-normal, pre-university math program. No point avoiding it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flinquinnster Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 I agree with what's been said - even if it's not necessarily a pre-requisite for the engineering course you want, Maths HL is a good idea. But moving beyond the issue of unis, I personally found that physics was much harder than maths, even though I did the combination of physics SL and maths HL. So I think that even if you can't handle Maths HL for the 2 years, definitely try it out at first to confirm this - you might surprise yourself. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinik Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 Take Math HL.Math SL is really easy and if you can handle HL physics you should be able to handle Math HL Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haily21297 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 hi...you should take HL maths... thats the best for engineering.... even though it is tough... you have to work hard.... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmileHeskey07 Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Is it possible to take SL math and maybe an additional course? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Is it possible to take SL math and maybe an additional course?I guess it is possible, but why would you want to take an additional course? Just get it all out of the way with HL math. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarsuchak Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Hi,So i'm still in grade 10 and in 3 weeks time about to choose my options. I'm planning to take either aeronautical engineering, mechanical or mechatronics. However, I'm still confused whether I should take HL math. I'm definitely taking HL physics and maybe HL chemistry, if possible. Math is not my strongest subject which is why I'm highly doubting it. Although physics need math, i'm sure i can still manage it with SL math. I'm getting 6s in both Physics and Math...and i'm planning to enter a community college in the U.S before entering a univ.Thanks!If you want to go into a field like aeronautical engineering, take HL math, HL physics, and HL chemistry. These will help you, young Padawan, take my advice.P.s: The DP course is so beautifully designed that it teaches you everything from the scratch so you wouldn't have a problem with the learning part as long as you're motivated and interested in the area of study. Edited February 10, 2014 by amarsuchak Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmi Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hi,So i'm still in grade 10 and in 3 weeks time about to choose my options. I'm planning to take either aeronautical engineering, mechanical or mechatronics. However, I'm still confused whether I should take HL math. I'm definitely taking HL physics and maybe HL chemistry, if possible. Math is not my strongest subject which is why I'm highly doubting it. Although physics need math, i'm sure i can still manage it with SL math. I'm getting 6s in both Physics and Math...and i'm planning to enter a community college in the U.S before entering a univ.Thanks!If you want to go into a field like aeronautical engineering, take HL math, HL physics, and HL chemistry. These will help you, young Padawan, take my advice.P.s: The DP course is so beautifully designed that it teaches you everything from the scratch so you wouldn't have a problem with the learning part as long as you're motivated and interested in the area of study. HL chemistry is not needed for aeronautical engineering, unless the university specifies otherwise (which is often not the case). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateDrop Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Is it possible to take SL math and maybe an additional course?Yes it is possible to do this, there's AP Maths courses. The exams are every may and according to collegeboard you can take the exams without being enrolled in an AP classes. I've heard of quite a few cases of students self-studying content. They're American exams so the American community college would probably be familiar with them. Having said that I would avoid doing AP's the same time you do you IB finals because both exams are in may so there could be timetable clashes. Good luck. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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