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Engineers: Excel, MatLab, both or neither?
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:25 am
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:25 am
Which do you use on the job? Seems like most schools teach engineering students a little of both, but some types of engineers may be more inclined to use Excel over MatLab or vice versa. I would think chemical/civil/mechanical engineers use MatLab more than petroleum, but that's just a guess.
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Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:26 am to Spitting Venom
I use Excel.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:27 am to Spitting Venom
I'm not an engineer but I work with engineers
and we use excel, mostly because it's easier to exchange files with clients and it's cheaper
and we use excel, mostly because it's easier to exchange files with clients and it's cheaper
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:30 am to baytiger
If people would ever take the time to learn matlab they'd realize excel sucks.
but people tend to fall back on things they know how to use so excel will be the preferred choice of most until a newer generation comes in with the knowledge on how to use better software packages
but people tend to fall back on things they know how to use so excel will be the preferred choice of most until a newer generation comes in with the knowledge on how to use better software packages
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:30 am to Spitting Venom
I am a civil engineer and use Excel exclusively.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:31 am to Spitting Venom
Matlab, mathcad...wait, petroleum engineer? Excel for you.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:32 am to Spitting Venom
Civil and I am one of the holdouts who uses a combination of pencil and paper and a couple of excel spreadsheets I've developed over time.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:34 am to Spitting Venom
Excel
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:34 am to Spitting Venom
most of the world, even outside of the engineering profession, uses excel. because nearly everyone is familiar with it, it's easy to share, check, and submit information in that format. you give someone calcs that you did in matlab, and they might not even have matlab to open the file or have any idea how to navigate the program to check it or make revisions. you do what your clients expect.
This post was edited on 2/13/14 at 9:35 am
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:34 am to Spitting Venom
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Which do you use on the job?
Environmental Engineer here and do lots of Excel because that's what the regulatory agencies want (EPA, TCEQ, NMED, etc...)
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:35 am to Spitting Venom
Excel, because estimating goes along with engineering.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:36 am to Spitting Venom
I don't know what to think of the idea that Excel and MatLab are considered pretty much equivalent.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:37 am to Spitting Venom
<<< civil engineer
Use excel a decent amount. Never matlab.
Use excel a decent amount. Never matlab.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:38 am to Korkstand
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I don't know what to think of the idea that Excel and MatLab are considered pretty much equivalent.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:40 am to link
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you do what your clients expect.
This. Same thing with CAD. You can learn all the different 3d software in the world but most client will want the work done in whatever software they have
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:52 am to Korkstand
I could do a lot of the basic functions of MatLab with excel when I was in school. All the way up to iterating pretty complex equations. You just had to re-apply your "guess" for each iteration. It was sometimes easier than typing in MatLab code. Obviously you can do more with MatLab, but I've forgotten more about that program than I remember. We exclusively use Excel for everything, but I wouldn't refer to anything done in our office as "real" engineering.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:54 am to gaetti15
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If people would ever take the time to learn matlab they'd realize excel sucks.
If people would ever take the time to learn Excel (including VBA programming) they'd realize it is better than they think. There aren't many things you can't do with it, although there are easier ways to go about it here and there.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:56 am to foshizzle
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If people would ever take the time to learn Excel (including VBA programming) they'd realize it is better than they think.
Bingo.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 9:58 am to elprez00
Civil Engineer and I use the Shite out of excel. Wish I would have had at least one class on excel in college..
This post was edited on 2/13/14 at 9:59 am
Posted on 2/13/14 at 10:01 am to Spitting Venom
Excel
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