Is nuclear engineering more math or physics based?
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Typically i would say a undergraduate nuclear engineering degree is~
1/5 neutronics
1/5 radiation and shielding
1/5 materials
1/5 fluid dynamics and heat transfer
1/5 other
All of these fields use a lot of math and physics, but they are their own engineering disciplines. Compared to some engineering disciplines (like EE) I would say undergraduate NE is light on math. But graduate is a totally different story. And I know this varies from university to university.
I'm a graduate student in nuclear engineering.
Physics is 99% math too so there's no contradiction...
Once you get past the early classes, physics is mostly math, anyway. You can't have one without the other.
It's like physics is the story and math is the language.
Nuclear engineering is not so much about manipulating the physics of the atom itself, if that's what you're thinking. It's more about exploiting the energy provided by nuclear reactions to produce other forms of useful energy. For example, nuclear engineers are responsible for designing nuclear reactors to support the safe and efficient production of electrical power. An education in any of the engineering disciplines is heavy on math and applied physics, so you'll get plenty of both.
Physics and Math are inseparable.
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