For you engineers out there...
 

What level math did you finish at? I'm debating whether or not to go to multi variable calculus, since the physics I require start using double integrals with electricity and magnetic fields.

I'm an EE, and we did triple integrals in my last math course.

This mostly depends on what field you are eventually going into. I'm an ME now mostly doing mechanical design work and only went as far as ODE (ordinary diff eq.) with a little bit of statistics for my MS. I find in the real world that most high level calcs are pretty much done by software/simulating, but a good base understanding of the math is always good.

@BigFatFlip reminded me that I forgot to mention how much of my math I use in my field.

Pretty much zero when it comes to calculus. Of course that will depend on what you end up doing. I've been in technical management for a while now, but even the guy that work for me have no use for any advanced math. It's all handled in the S/W we use.

Well, not sure if software engineer counts :) I don't use math specifically, much.

My hobbies keep me on my toes, but even that doesn't require me to DO the math any more - I just have to understand it. Vector calculus mostly.

So, as someone said - it really depends what KIND of engineering you're after.

I have been an EE in aerospace for 20 years.
I have not used calculus once in those 20 years.

Has the understanding of calculus and it's applications been important? Hell Yes!.

These days almost all the "math" is done with matlab, simulink, IDL or other software. So mostly only the theoretical physics types still need to actually manipulate equations down to the derivative or integral levels.

I think that taking as high a math class as you can take is good.
The more practice you have with higher math the more things you can visualize.
I went as far as Quantum Mechanics (really more math than actual "physics") with a BSEE

I've found trigonometry to be quite useful. The decision to pick a math class should be oriented toward what specialty you going for. So a wise idea would be to consult the Professor who teaches within the realm of your specialty first.

Laplace transforms.... something something sandwich rule.... something something Taylor expansion.

Engineering is all about avoiding math.

sin(x) = x for small x. Just saved a ton of time right there.

Ahh, Laplace transforms. I was the shiznit at those back in the day.

FWIW, it's my engineering class' 25 year reunion this fall.

We stare at Fourier Transforms at work all the time on spectrum analyzers.
We dont have to calculate them but we have to understand the underlying math.

I gave up being a engineer after Trig :D

I hit the brick wall with ODEs. Div, grad, curl was just what it did to my brain. Do your best to be in the spirit of the coursework. It is critical to understand why it all works the way it does so you can spot something that doesn't look right.

We have all these modern, powerful analysis tools at our fingertips but get sucked into that pretty picture syndrome. No substitute for closed-form analysis of a simplified model to validate results from the computer.

Garbage in - garbage out

Important words right here.

In my class there were lots of guys who could do all the problem sets, because they had seen them before, but present them with something new, and they didn't understand it.

Having done a lot of hiring, I try to find the guys who understand how things work because in the end they will be better at solving problems.

See, one of the fundimental reasons why i want to be an engineer (and why i kind of, big emphasis on that, like math) is because im a tinkerer and i love how things work. Im sure many of you have already posted in my old engineering threads but im going to be getting into either composites or vehicle design. I think composites is a better option, more things to do.