Taking EE Classes

[ROTC1983]

Well, I have finally had it...I am changing my major. I was anthropology (thought it was interesting, but no job future) but now I am going to finish up with Electrical Engineering. It is marketable and sounds much more fun (the field, I know that the classes are going to be complicated) than what I was in. Any suggestions from people who have already taken some EE classes? I just want to see what I am letting myself into. Also, anything relating to IT management would be fun also, but I prefer EE over that.

Thanks for any help and input.

 

[jmcoreymv]

So you are just going to jump from Anthro to EE? Thats an odd jump, in an abnormal direction. Do you have the math/science support courses needed also?

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
So you are just going to jump from Anthro to EE? Thats an odd jump, in an abnormal direction. Do you have the math/science support courses needed also?

I used to be a CS major, so I have taken basic calc classes and some programming. I would be jumping into basic EE and not any of the advanced classes.

 

[rockyct]

Well, yes, you will get a better job as an EE, but you better love the classes. Although, since you were a CSC major, you'll probably understand the work load ahead of you.

 

[CraKaJaX]

I hope you like math

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: rockyct
Well, yes, you will get a better job as an EE, but you better love the classes. Although, since you were a CSC major, you'll probably understand the work load ahead of you.

As of right now, my PT job is as a computer technician. Anthropology seemingly does not fit into my plans and I have become disillusioned with the whole major as a whole. I understand the workload that is ahead of me but I am ready to take that head on. As long as their is a will, there is a way.

 

[George P Burdell]

If you already have some basic CS done with, why not consider CompE? It's pretty much EE with CS courses thrown in.

 

[jmcoreymv]

The lower level EE classes are boring and you will have to put up with them before you get into the interesting stuff (usually senior level+).

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
The lower level EE classes are boring and you will have to put up with them before you get into the interesting stuff (usually senior level+).

Yeah, my friend that graduated with an EE degree mentioned that. I believe that all of the majors are like that though, starting with the boring and then leading up to a compilation of what you learned with more freedom.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
The lower level EE classes are boring and you will have to put up with them before you get into the interesting stuff (usually senior level+).

QFT. The intro classes to EE are quite boring... learning the basics and all that. I myself am a more hands-on type person. Once you get past the intro stuff and start building things, it gets much more interesting and better.

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
The lower level EE classes are boring and you will have to put up with them before you get into the interesting stuff (usually senior level+).

QFT. The intro classes to EE are quite boring... learning the basics and all that. I myself am a more hands-on type person. Once you get past the intro stuff and start building things, it gets much more interesting and better.

Yeah, I am a more hands on person myself. I understand a lot of theory will go into this, but it will be worth it onces the projects and hands on phase begins

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: ROTC1983

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
The lower level EE classes are boring and you will have to put up with them before you get into the interesting stuff (usually senior level+).

QFT. The intro classes to EE are quite boring... learning the basics and all that. I myself am a more hands-on type person. Once you get past the intro stuff and start building things, it gets much more interesting and better.

Yeah, I am a more hands on person myself. I understand a lot of theory will go into this, but it will be worth it onces the projects and hands on phase begins

A LOT of theory What school are you going to?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: ROTC1983

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
The lower level EE classes are boring and you will have to put up with them before you get into the interesting stuff (usually senior level+).

QFT. The intro classes to EE are quite boring... learning the basics and all that. I myself am a more hands-on type person. Once you get past the intro stuff and start building things, it gets much more interesting and better.

Yeah, I am a more hands on person myself. I understand a lot of theory will go into this, but it will be worth it onces the projects and hands on phase begins

That it is! But I will echo other's warnings, the first time I got to 'go it alone' -- (that is, really play with stuff) when it came to projects was in 400 level classes.

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: ROTC1983

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
The lower level EE classes are boring and you will have to put up with them before you get into the interesting stuff (usually senior level+).

QFT. The intro classes to EE are quite boring... learning the basics and all that. I myself am a more hands-on type person. Once you get past the intro stuff and start building things, it gets much more interesting and better.

Yeah, I am a more hands on person myself. I understand a lot of theory will go into this, but it will be worth it onces the projects and hands on phase begins

A LOT of theory What school are you going to?

University of Hawai'i at Manoa right now. Not sure how their department is, but it seems to be decent from what I have heard.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: ROTC1983

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: ROTC1983

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX

Originally posted by: jmcoreymv
The lower level EE classes are boring and you will have to put up with them before you get into the interesting stuff (usually senior level+).

QFT. The intro classes to EE are quite boring... learning the basics and all that. I myself am a more hands-on type person. Once you get past the intro stuff and start building things, it gets much more interesting and better.

Yeah, I am a more hands on person myself. I understand a lot of theory will go into this, but it will be worth it onces the projects and hands on phase begins

A LOT of theory What school are you going to?

University of Hawai'i at Manoa right now. Not sure how their department is, but it seems to be decent from what I have heard.

Having met Univ. of Hawaii at regional IEEE meetings (you guys are lumped in with us and the pacific northwest for some reason, I think you have a decent program.

 

[ROTC1983]

Ah, cool, thanks for the input So. BTW, how would IT management compare to this. I believe I would still be messing around with actual computers, but not as much. That might be an interesting career field also. It seems that it would be easier to switch into that field too since I already have some CS courses down and have all my university requirements finished. With EE, it seems that I would have to start over from scratch in college (other than the calc and CS courses I have taken).

 

[her209]

EE's don't get any chicks...

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: her209
EE's don't get any chicks...

You could always try looking outside the EE dept.

 

[madeupfacts]

i think ee is probably easy stuff

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: madeupfacts
i think ee is probably easy stuff

You think wrong.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: madeupfacts
i think ee is probably easy stuff

I think you're a troll and an alt account.

 

[mrrman]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
I hope you like math

thats for sure....thats my background