Pictures of formulas were sent by many students, some of which were Aparna Gopinath, Eduart Isedisha, Faris Al-Jamal, Klidi Qyteti, Mohammadreza Saghazadeh, Mrugenda Shilvant and Pitambar Kundu.

It turned out that some of them associated their favourite formula with a special situation. Mrugendra and Eduart for example both chose the very first formula they had learnt during their first CompEng lesson. Klidi especially likes the Navier-Stokes equations, because “they can describe any fluid flow you can think of”. Pitambar’s preferred CompEng formula is the equilibrium law, because it is “the basis of derivation of finite element formulation as well as the starting point of solid mechanics”. Faris referred to his favourite formula as “magic” because Prof. Dr. techn. Meschke had introduced it as such before explaining it. Mohammadreza chose the Newton’s second law as his favourite formula, because it can be used in many different mathematical problems in physics and mechanics. Aparna chose an equation including the letters “C” and “E”, which reminds her of the initial letters of Computational Engineering.

Next to the fun of sharing the stories and feelings around their favourite formulas, the students could win a price! The decision was not easy for the student council, but after some time of discussions a hand full of winners were announced in the student councils’ Instagram-story. The price was a CompEng coffee cup – to start their day with CompEng!

Thanks to the student council for this fun idea. Also, a big thanks to all CompEng students who have shared their favourite formula with us!

Alice Alferink, Student Assistant