Engineering Mathematics Issues In University Education: A Review Godwin, Harold C And Iwuchukwu, Alexander O Department Of Industrial/Production Engineering Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria Corresponding Author: Godwin, Harold C 1.0 INTRODUCTION Mathematics is the science of number and space, and the language of science and technology. It is an essential requirement by every field of intellectual endeavour and human development to cope with the challenges of life. It is also described as the queen and servant of all school subjects, since it cuts across the school curricula (Fajemidagba, 1986; and Akpan, 1987). Mathematics as a school subject affects all aspects of human life at different degrees. For instance, mathematics is relevant in economics, political, geographical, scientific and technological aspects of man because it centered on the use of numbers which is an integral component of every aspect of knowledge. Other areas where the use of numbers is predominant include: statistics, accounts, arithmetic, engineering, and so on. For example the earliest civilization of mankind came through mathematical manipulations through the use of numbers. Mathematics is seen as the language used to describe the problems arising in most branches of science and technology. It is a subject that is related to other school subjects in areas like number and numeration, variation, graphs, fractions, logarithms and indices, algebraic processes, solution of equation and also in area and volume. Mathematics is a key element in engineering studies and serves as language of expressing physical, chemical and engineering laws (Sazhin, 1998). Mathematics is the 522 International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) ISSN: 2278-0181 www.ijert.org Vol. 2 Issue 6, June - 2013 IJERTV2IS60179