r/ChemicalEngineering • u/Plane-Temporary-8501 • Jul 19 '25

Career Advice How much Maths is in ChemEng?

Hii, im a year 12 student who is currently thinking about what course i should do. And im stuck between Maths and ChemEng. I only recently discovered a Maths course is just mainly proofs which isnt exactly what i was looking for. I absolutely love Maths and i really want to continue it in the future and I think the maths in engineering is my best bet as it is applied. But the thing is, i dont do physics so the engineering courses i could do are very limited. So i can really only apply for ChemEng.

My main question is “Is chemical engineering majority maths and roughly what percentage of the course is just maths?”

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u/Saya_99 Jul 19 '25 edited Jul 19 '25

A lot. I took 2 classes of calculus, 1 of algebra, 2 of physics, 1 of mechanics, 1 of strength of materials and many other chemistry classes that use mechanics and strength of materials (polimer science specialization).

In my job (special processes and composites technologist in the aerospace industry) I use easier math concepts, but I still need quite a bit of math and strength of materials when it comes to tensile strength, peel tests, etc. on adhesives and other polymeric materials.