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Nothing against comp Sci, but engineering is its own set of problems as you have to take a lot more advanced math classes than comp Sci, while taking all your c
by throwaway7645 9y ago
Nothing against comp Sci, but engineering is its own set of problems as you have to take a lot more advanced math classes than comp Sci, while taking all your calculus based engineering problems. Some you use techniques to convert to simple algebra problems...that end up being 2-3 pages long. All while having to learn CAD, robotics, practice circuits, design trusses, and yes, quite a few programming languages (basic, C, assembly, VHDL, Matlab, and PLC (ladder logic))to name a few. Each one of those has its own set of problems from the install to the OS to the awful assignments...etc. Then each class itself is often taught really harshly. I often had multiple choice tests...sounds good right? Not great when you make 1 sign error on an entire page of calculations and get 0/10 points. I had a design project once that I spent weeks on and went above and beyond everyone else in class. 30 pages on the design with pages of equations and optimizations. 1 page had a minor error that carried to another, but overall not too bad. 70/100. Not to sound overly dark, but engineering school was extremely difficult and by far the worst 4 years of my life. I graduated with a good GPA, but I studied pretty much non-stop those 4 years. Some people manage to make great grades with very little effort, but it is rare. Again, nothing against comp Sci. Any program that focuses on logical problem solving is A-ok in my book, I just don't want anyone to get the idea that engineering is in any way easy. It is often a cruel and harsh mistress.
- skookumchuck 9y ago> It is often a cruel and harsh mistress. If your engineering project doesn't work, there's no pretending that it does. It's the ultimate in fairness :-)
- CamperBob2 9y agoIf your engineering project doesn't work, there's no pretending that it does. Yeah, that's marketing's job.
- lostboys67 9y agoNah that bridge that fell of its supports it was the contractors fault honest guv :-)
- throwaway7645 9y ago:)
- lostboys67 9y agoI used to work for a top 5 consulting engineers and I had to reverse engineer some tests to help prove that the tests on the ground where we had a problem with a bridge where the fault of some one else.