Hello

I am Master in Electrical /Electronic Engineering graduated in 2009
Presently working as junior engineer in industrial automation company.

However I am not sure if fit in all that tech stuff.
Honestly I studied engineering because of better job opportunities in the future ( I live in Eastern Europe where assured workplace and living funds could be problematic).
I find myself more humanities oriented. In high school was more oriented to history, language philology, geography. I was average in Math and even worse in Psychics and Informatics. I passed final high school exam in Mathematics and Psychics at good level but it took me long hours to get through it.

Going further it could be said that I sailed through my engineering studies. I managed to finish studies with good scores and during whole studying period haven’t had any serious troubles with exams.However again I was spending a lot of time studying and didn’t have many time for other activities. Another aspect is important to mention; my engineering course was mainly based on theoretical exams rather than practical (it is style of carrying engineering education in my country). Therefore with aid of system developed in high school (spending lot of time at doing a lot of exercises to find the universal solution method) I was very good at passing written exams.(mathematics, algebra, electrodynamics, circuit theory)In practical sessions (measurements, programming, laboratory work…) I was less efficient but managed to pass with minimum or average result.
As I said at the beginning I think am not well suited to engineering. In daily life I am rather intuitive than logical thinker.
My free time activities are not chess or other logical games. Neither I am computer geek, programmer. I am not assemble and take to pieces my PC much…
I have problems with math I think. (despite good grades at HS and Uni) All mathematics stuff quickly evaporates from my head.
After years of studying I cannot remember for example logarithm rules. Also it is difficult for me to make calculations without calculator (mental arithmetic)-even in the shop to calculate change! Also complicated engineering calculations take me a lot of time because I make plenty mistakes and need additional time to recall all that rules for various arithmetic calculations….
Maybe I am better in remembering dates and facts from the past,names of the novelist, geographical names and locations and so…..In present work I am quite reliable but just average worker, not enormously clever one….
After all can say that engineering topics are interesting but I feel not confident and gifted enough to handle it.
So it is a question: Can everybody be an engineer? Else only person with dedicated brain/ skills type could be?
Maybe I need hard training and experience to brush up my skills or it does not make sense in my case (wrong person in wrong place situation) ???

I feel rally lost in my situation.
Looking at one side ; I have engineering degree and maybe its pity to leave that way.
In other hand if all my work put in my engineering career seems to be worthless why to carry on with?
Really i do not know my flair. Maybe I should be journalist/ writer/ artist but never tried it. Also at age 25 it tend to be late for such experimentation….

Greets

I have an interest in creating new devices from scratch. For example, I want to be able to create things like a PSP or DS on my own, and not just planing it. I want to be able to do everything from making the casing to programming the circuits. Which courses would I need in college? I assume electronic engineering would be one, and probably programming. Is it possible to learn it as a hobby?

Hey!
I’ll be joining college soon..and i have chosen my Bachelors course as Electrical and Electronic Engineering…

Guys, could u please tell me names of books which can be useful for my first year? (And if possible, links to the ebooks? )

Also, are there any books on Electronics, circuits etc ?

The course syllabus is at this link:
Can u check it out,please?

http://discovery.bits-pilani.ac.in/placements/CourseStructure/BE_Elec_Electronics.pdf

Please help! I want to buy these before i leave for college!

Best Answer to the one who tells the name or gives the link to a great book!
Thanx!
I already have the book by Halliday, Resnick and Walker/Krane.
So no need to mention that!
@Scott: The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence….
Actually we would have liked some electives like music,drama etc..but alas….
you probably don’t mix with a good lot then?
What dya mean "low-life cheaters"?

Atleast explain with an example if ur criticising someone….

I’m not that interested in bigger electrical designs.. I want to start a career in electronic engineering, designing, testing, whatever.. everyday circuit boards or telecom. Would a BS in electrical engineering with a focus in electronics be good enough? and wouldn’t I have more job options with a BS in electrical engineering, or would I lose some job opportunities in the electronics field? I’m kind of young and married, so I need a career that will be stable, decent pay and enjoyable for me.
Thanks, but I want to know about the degree itself.. I'm strictly interested in electronics, not so much electrical.. Is an "Electrical Engingeering" degree with focus on electronics good enough to have a good Electronic Engineering career or would it be necessary for me to get an "Electronics Engineering" degree. Thanks again

Answer
Hello Lauren,

I think your choice should be influenced by the interest you had in the various topics that you studied. By now you have been exposed to several different topics. It's true that not all topics easily adapt to a project. When I was in your shoes, I chose a project in the electrical field. And it turned out that my career was in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.

What I built was a demonstration of the principle that a current flowing at right angles to a magnetic field experiences a force at right angles to both the direction of the current and the magnetic field. I had technical problems and I have since considered several better ways I could have done it. My best idea is that I could have had the current flow in a path like the ropes and seat of a playground swing. The seat of the swing could have been the portion of the circuit where the current flowed perpendicular to a vertical magnetic field. By turning the current on and off at the right times, the swing could have developed quite a significant swing.

The immediate application of this phenomenon would be motors. I did not work specifically on motor design. But considering that I started out to become a working physicist, to end up designing electronic circuits shows a relation to that high school project.

So my advice is to consider which topics have interested you more than others — your choice may just point you towards your eventual career.

I hope this helps,
Steve

I got this idea from a firend of mine and well, I don't want to breck it to him that I have no idea what he is talking about. Can anyone futher explain what he is talking about in easier to understand language than what he used??

I have an obsession with computers. I love to find out what makes them work and keeping up to date with all the latest technology. So is why I want to go into an IT field. this school year i have signed up for an internship in electronic engineering and have 3 related electives: IT Essentials, Cisco Networking, & Web Design. i'm looking for a book or some source that will help me study, in general, how technology works. it is beyond me to understand how a circuit board works but i want to know why and how. can any1 help me out?

I'm 15 and interested in majoring in Electronic Engineering, specifically I want to specialize in Electronics, I want to know what books I should read on the topic.

Could anyone suggest a good reference book for understanding the basic fundamentals of electrical and electronic engineering?
The topics that should be covered are DC circuits, work power and energy, capacitor, magnetic circuits, electromagnetic induction, single phase AC circuits, poly phase circuits, domestic wiring, semiconductor devices

For highly sensitive electronic designs, u will notice that a push on the push button does not just bridge or unbridge the circuit.There is always very tiny smaller deminishing bounces that follows.
As an electronic engineer or aspiring engineer what type of push ciruit or deboucing switch can be better use.

Electronic engineering student.