Which engineering branch has least amount of mathematics in its curriculum?

The unfortunate answer is no branch is devoid of maths. Engineering is incomplete without maths. In every branch, most of the subjects will be numerical based and will involve a lot of maths. The thing you should do is try to find out that which branch focuses on what type of maths and take the one which you find easier. For example, I am in mechanical branch and it highly relies on differentiation and differential equations. For electronics and communications, you may have a lot of Fourier analysis and integrals involved. In the same way, some branches will have more focus on particular type of maths.

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I can understand your pain. Many people have this question and the unfortunate answer is no branch is devoid of maths. Engineering is incomplete without maths. In every branch, most of the subjects will be numerical based and will involve a lot of maths. The thing you should do is try to find out that which branch focuses on what type of maths and take the one which you find easier. For example, I am in mechanical branch and it highly relies on differentiation and differential equations. For electronics and communications, you may have a lot of Fourier analysis and integrals involved. In the same way, some branches will have more focus on particular type of maths. Anyways, you can't avoid calculus at any cost. So, maths will be with you for the four years of engineering and you can't have any branch with minimum maths as such. So go through the syllabus of each branch and see what suits you the most. All the best.

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Mathematics is the common and the basic pre-requisite for all the branches and level and application may vary branch to branch but it almost remains same. In the preparation for engineering exam, one of the skills tested is mathematical skills, which are almost one-third of the total scoring marks. I think you get the reason behind the inclusion of mathematics. When you enter the first year of engineering, the course and curriculum are same for all branches. So, all students irrespective of their branches have to go through basic courses like C programming and mathematics. So after getting the students, know the basics of mathematics as integration and matrix applications, which are most frequently used in all cores of engineering the students study their core subjects in which time to time they apply these concepts. In branches like mechanical engineering or electrical engineering or civil engineering, you might use a lot of integration type applications. In Finite element courses also you use matrix applications. In electrical engineering, you might use integration and differentiation, which is also used in almost branches. Basic concepts of maxima-minima are used too frequently in all branches. So no branch is void of mathematics. Mathematics is the backbone of engineering. Level remains the same, only type of application changes.

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The level of mathematics shall remain same across all branches. The first year of Engineering comprises of common subjects shared by all branches viz. Physics, Chemistry, Maths, etc. To avoid mathematics is like making your career handicapped, as an engineer mathematics will be most important asset and Quantitative abilities would be pioneer in making your career ahead. Mathematics is used in physics and so in engineering. It makes the process from concept to product more efficient. In many cases engineers optimize by varying the parameters in a physics based model. Both optimization and physics require mathematics. Mathematics is one tool in taking engineering to the edge of economic and technical performance. Statistical analysis of safety is another application of mathematics in engineering. How to optimize maintenance, production, and sales are others. Mathematics will be highly used in calculating financial data, balance sheets, ratios and Analysis of business datasets, hence imperative to work hard and not shy away from it.

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Please be informed that first year is generally common across all branches of engineering and includes physics, chemistry and mathematics. From second year onwards, the specialisation starts and generally speaking there are subjects in all branches of engineering that will involve mathematics.

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