Saturday

Engineers and Mathematicians

Are engineers mathematicians? Are mathematicians engineers?

To become better engineers, mathematicians must let go of strict adherence to mathematical principles; to put it another way, we must not be so nit-picky.

To become better mathematicians, engineers must show proof that the fruit of their analysis is meaningful, significant, and worthwhile. This implies being open to the possibility that our efforts are immaterial, inconsequential, ineffective, and unimportant.

One way for doing this (i.e. both engineering and mathematics) is to acknowledge the presence of God. We may or may not have adequate resources to make a difference by ourselves but with humility and collaboration we can assume that mountains (which couldn't be proven to exist) have (or will be) moved.

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