Why does electrical engineering suck?
I’ll give you a serious answer because I think I know where it’s coming from (you are a student). EE is an unforgiving field for many reasons, but the biggest problem for a newbie is that it’s extremely difficult to build anything on your own. First you have the 100+ years of arcane knowledge to catch up on. Next you have the prohibitive cost of tools and production. Finally you have a super competitive and mature market in almost every niche, where your product has to work perfectly the first time.The end result is that most graduates are useless in industry, and will be nobodies for a very long time. Not only this, a company only needs so many designers, so if you didn’t start off on a good footing, you can end up fewer career options with a hard time building a product of your own. Lastly, the implication most students are unaware of is that EE graduates have much less bargaining power due to the above.Currently EE may be enjoying 50% less pay than their CS counterpart engineers, since EE has not had a boom for 20 years. There is no ‘build fast and break things’ or ‘disrupt’ kind of investment in hardware. Hardware companies are also extremely cost conscious whereas software companies have their main cost in people, which they value the highest.If you love EE and can make it to the top of your field, there is opportunity like any other. But if not, take the path of least resistance (pardon the pun).
Why does life suck so much being an electrical engineer?
I feel you dude. Sometimes a job, is well a lot like a job. Especially if your company is not doing well and there are no bonuses, pay cuts, layoffs, and your 401K has lost thousands of dollars, well it isn't much fun. You seem like a good engineer, but you are in a rut in a depressing environment. It's time to reinvigorate your career. If you don't belong to your professional society, join it. Consider taking on some extra projects or suggest to your boss that you would be better at your job if you could cross-train in another area. You just need a new perspective and find your true self again. Don't pay attention to the "Oh just be glad your have a job and get back to work already type of posts" If you do the same thing all day long you will just burn out in a few more years and when the upturn happens (and it will) you won't have enough energy to find the job you really want. Good Luck. Its not easy out there, but you can reinvent yourself, be the engineer you want.
What engineering major requiers the least math?
There are no dumb questions, only dumb answers. You are right in saying that all engineering requires math. It is also true that some types use more than others. You may get some bias based upon who is answering your question. The matter here is what TYPES of math are used and applied to the various branches of engineering. For instance, if you want to be a civil engineer and you are terrible at geometry, you may not get far. If you want to be an electrical engineer and are not proficient with differential equations, you may be in trouble. If you want to be an environmental engineer and are horrible at statistics, this is not to your advantage. So think of it this way, you will be required to take general education courses in your earlier years of engineering study (calculus, physics, chemistry) which all use math at some point. If your understanding of math is general is weak, engineering may not be for you. In practice, many programs calculate what we need to know, and this is the result of a highly technical world. Unfortunately, if you do not develop a general understanding of the inputs and likely outputs, this is where "math" comes into play because as is said in industry "garbage in = garbage out". Fundamental scientific concepts are often supported by mathematical explanations therefore if you get into any branch of engineering and are unable to grasp the supporting mathematics, your success will be limited. The following may be slightly more accurate- More Math: Civil, Architectural, Environmental, Mechanical & Aerospace, Electrical Less Math: Biological, Chemical, Industrial
Which degree is harder: computer, electrical, or mechanical engineering?
First, my bona fides: i have a bachelors degree in electrical engineering and a masters degree in computer engineering. My brother is a mechanical (actually marine, but virtually the same) engineer.i found electrical engineering to be harder than computer engineering, but that is mainly because I found that I was much more interested in computer systems than, say, linear systems design. I struggled and got a “C” in differential equations, which is an important mathematical tool for circuit design. Later on I sailed through discrete mathematics with straight “A’s”, which is a mathematical tool that is very important in computer systems and software. Other students considered discrete mathematics to be brutally difficult and to them computer engineering was harder.So the answer is: the discipline that you are interested in will be kess difficult to you.oh, and mechanical engineering? That is for guys not smart enough to do electrical engineering . At keast that’s what I tell my brother. All kidding aside, mechanical and electrical engineering have a similar level of difficulty. A good ME student is giung to be dealing with the same mathematics as an EE (vibes class has differential equations as a pre-req). At a superficial level, EE can be a bit more abstract than ME, but both are rigorous engineering disciplines. Pick the one that interests you most.Now don’t ever ask me to compare electrical or computer engineering to chemical engineering. My wife has a bachelors in chemical engineering, and I would not dare to say anything negative. Though truth be told when I was an undergrad, all of us engineering students did acknowledge Chem. E as the mist difficult. Not because of mathematical rigor (EE and ME are toughest there). Mostly because there is a vast amount of memorization needed in Chem. E.
I'm starting my Bachelor of Electrical Engineering next month. Just one problem, I'm not a genius at math. It just doesn't come naturally to me like Physics. I'm willing to work extra-hard to overcome my deficiency. What can I study in one month to at least get better at it?
What to Study?Since you're starting school soon, I assume you already have your class schedule? If so, I would advice two things:Review any prerequiste material e.g. if you're taking calculus review the material from your pre-calculus class (i.e. trig identies, algebra, etc.).Begin studying for your upcoming classes, i.e. reading the syllabi for your courses should give you an idea of what will be covered.In case you don't already know what classes you will be taking, it's probably safe to assume that you will be taking calculus. If you've already taken some calculus, you will probably be taking more advanced calculus. Here are the math classes that you will have to take eventually:Calculus: Differential, Integral (i.e. integration), infinite series and multivariate.Differential Equations. Primarily, Linear Systems - systems that can be described by linear coefficient differential equations, i.e. differential equations that can be described in matrix form.Linear Algebra.Statistics, many include the study of Stochastic processes.If you're into digital, you'll probably want to cover some basic Number theory, as well.To your concern about the math:The math used by electrical engineering tends to be a consequence of the underlying physics (note that it's often said that the language of physics is math). So if you can handle the math used in physics, you should have little difficulty with the math found in electrical engineering, granted your high school physics class may be glossing over a lot of the math, but generally an intuition for physics does carry over into electrical engineering. Remember that electrical engineers are mathematicians, we apply math when it can help us solve real world problems but we don't need to get bogged down in the theoretical side e.g. writing proofs (though a subset of us do). It's also worth noting that the amount of math you will need to cover will vary depending on what specialty you choose (digital signal processing, controls, and digital security tend to be more math heavy).
Which engineering stream contains less Math, because I am bad at Maths?
In every engineering discipline you have to study at least two maths courses. These areIntroductory maths which is common in all discipline. It is prerequisite of many courses.Required maths, contains mathematical tools and technique used in particular discipline. Like Numerical methods for ME, Probability and statistics for CSE and EC.Few disciplines have more than two maths courses. So there is no less maths discipline but more maths discipline.Electrical engineering.Mathematics and computingElectronics/Electronics and communicationComputer science and engineeringApplied maths (Of course)Mechanical Engineering(little more)My answer is based on common observation of different disciplines’ syllabus. Here is a link that gives a general idea.Undergraduate Programmes
Which engineering major is least difficult?
first of, in my experience there is no engineering field thats more or less difficult than other fields. every engineering discipline presents different sets of problems, challenges and risks but the goal always is to make life better for humanity. please do not study a major just because its easy. u must make sure that it is something u love doing, 4 yrs is a long time to waste if u find out u hate ur major at the end, and yes there have been people like this. whats essential is to absolutely love wat u do, discover what u r passionate about and u better have fun in your career coz u will probably be doing it for the rest of ur life. The most important thing is to Keep your GPA above 3.5 otherwise you will have a hard time finding a job these days ( when companies say they look at extracurricular activites for people with lower GPA, that's a bunch of bullcrap, when my company hires people, first and foremost we look at GPA, and the cutoff is 3.4 ) so no use staying in any major if ur GPA is gonna suck. bioengineers get good jobs , i believe most companies prefer people with graduate degrees so get a masters too if u can. I must add here that anybody with an undergraduate engineering background can enroll in an Industrial Engineering Master's degree program and they wouldn't find it very difficult to catch up because there is rarely any math involved. Just alot of management and business courses and one last thing, what the person below me said is wrong, Civil Engineers is the most riskiest and if an P.E engineering manager signed off on blue prints, he/she is still responsible for their design yrs later. real life example, A shopping mall collapsed in South Korea and the engineer that signed off on it 20 or so years earlier got sued and jailed. imagine that happening to u, and who's responsible to do maintenance on that bridge in minneapolis ?
What are engineering bachelors degrees with less math?
My son asks me this question time to time "Do I have to be good at math to become an engineer?" An honest answer is "no, not really", but I would advise him and you not to give up on math.I am constantly amazed by how many good "impact" hardware and software engineers are math impaired! basic algebra and trigonometry may be all you need. However, Bachelor degree for most engineering requires at least calculus I,II and III. And linear algebra I really recommend.Here are some of the engineering majors with "less math",Computer Engineering. require less math than EE or ME. Job prospect: Software engineer for some hardware company. Math skills not as important as understanding the underlying hardware system, problem solving and programming.Computer Science: emphasis on algorithm with some math. Job prospect: Software engineer for some software company. However, advanced algorithms and data abstraction may be even more abstract than your typical advanced college math.EE with emphasis on digital circuit design. Basic calculus required in freshman year but further math generally not required. However, EE with weak math is like Basketball player with no jumping ability! You can still be good but you better shoot really good:)job prospect: Electrical engineer for hardware company, doing digital circuit design.Good luck!