Anonymous 2021-07-01 (Thu) 21:09:16 No. 6237
>>6236 what are engineers even doing exactly?
Arent they just doing math shit?
Anonymous 2021-07-01 (Thu) 21:14:37 No. 6238
My job title says software engineer, am I allowed to post here?
Anonymous 2021-07-01 (Thu) 21:19:58 No. 6240
>>6237 we are doing some math
admittedly the easy parts , but mainly applying the more useful parts of physics and chemistry to make them actually usable on an industrial scale
>>6238 Dont know if you would be considered an engineer where I'm from, but this is an english board, so why not
Anonymous 2021-07-01 (Thu) 21:30:53 No. 6241
>>6236 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6R-h06IsJw Here is a fun little documentary I saw the other day about the inception, development and use of the soviet Kharkovchankas, the colossal antarctic land Cruisers which have been continuously operating in some of the most extreme environments on Earth for over 50 years and are still used today.
I love this kind of shit, if anyone has more of the sort, pls post it.
eurocommunism Eurocommunism Anonymous 2021-07-02 (Fri) 08:40:34 No. 6246
Studying chemical engineering right now. Probably failed through my electrical engineering exam a couple of days ago. Can someone give me a better understanding of the subject? I feel that it doesn't have to be that hard
Anonymous 2021-07-02 (Fri) 15:04:21 No. 6251
>>6246 Mechanical engineering student here, yeah electrical engineering is a bitch. What exactly are you thinking of? books? courses?
There are some pretty good explanations and animation of electric motors and their function on youtube (Lesics is a good Channel for that). I always find it easier to learn if things are visualized.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqZQJ4600a9wIfMPbYc60OQ For circuits it helped me to play around with software like circuit lab, to kinda get a feel about how these systems work.
https://www.circuitlab.com/ eurocommunism Eurocommunism Anonymous 2021-07-02 (Fri) 19:59:43 No. 6255
>>6251 I don't know if I am really in need of some books, but if they are good a summarizing the textbook shit why not.
I have watched some german dude that is famous for "explaining shit in 5 minutes" and he is alright, but it was probably a bit too late for me at that point lol.
In general something that gives me a good understanding of working through networks of all kinds of varieties etc. so I don't feel clueless when presented with something a little bit more complex in the exam
Thanks for the links though, will definitely look into it
Anonymous 2021-07-03 (Sat) 15:30:41 No. 6262
>>6251 >>6255 I find the Falstad simulation to be more intuitive than circuitlab tbh
https://www.falstad.com/circuit/ Anonymous 2021-07-03 (Sat) 15:40:29 No. 6263
Reminder not to study aerospace engineering because "planes and rockets are cool I guess"international_brigade International Brigade
Anonymous 2021-07-03 (Sat) 15:49:31 No. 6264
>>6263 Let's hear your story, anon.
Anonymous 2021-07-03 (Sat) 15:59:48 No. 6265
>>6264 it's not that interesting
I thought aerospace engineering was cool. Turns out that you're either going to work for the military industrial complex or billionaire assholes like Bezos and Musk. Aerospace concepts and principles are used for the worst technologies, ranging from missiles to fighter jets to surveillance drones and so forth. Now, I'm a patent monkey. It sucks and it's completely unfulifilling, but at least I'm not working for fucking Lockheed Martin or whatever.
If I could go back in time, maybe I think I would've preferred civil engineering. I'd get to build things that actually might have a postive, tangible benefit for everyday people. But, the more likely result would be helping build more mega highways. . .
international_brigade International Brigade Anonymous 2021-07-03 (Sat) 16:12:55 No. 6266
>>6265 at least your pay must be much better off than majority of us
Anonymous 2021-07-03 (Sat) 17:30:20 No. 6267
>>6265 Is aerospace engineering that special that you can't work in any adjacent fields?
Anonymous 2021-07-03 (Sat) 21:49:22 No. 6268
>>6265 well as they say, aerospace engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets
but Patent monkey? I hear thats quite difficult to get into, at least in my country. Pay must be great.
eurocommunism Eurocommunism Anonymous 2021-07-05 (Mon) 20:10:56 No. 6342
What is the best approach to an engineering degree? Like 1st semester got pushed through an I got through all exams and then I got cocky, didn't study really throught the semester, have the stress now in exam phase and if could guess, my results won't look as rosy as last time and I need to repeat some of them.
Anonymous 2021-07-05 (Mon) 22:17:00 No. 6344
>>6342 …just study? It's not that hard, anon. Do your homework, make sure you understand the concepts, go to office hours, and study. If you want to get more out of your education, do undergraduate research and join engineering clubs so you can get real hands-on experience. Getting good grades is more a matter of discipline than intelligence.
international_brigade International Brigade Anonymous 2021-07-06 (Tue) 06:36:26 No. 6361
>>6342 Do every exercise you can get your hand on. The best is if you can find tests/exams from previous years. Do all of them. If you can't find any, try making some with friends. You are graded for how well you can do tests so practice that.
Anonymous 2021-07-07 (Wed) 11:06:22 No. 6367
>>6265 Yeah, I'm basically in the same boat, lined up for a job in a "defense" company. Pretty unfulfilling work in a bureaucratic company, but it pays well and I'm probably going to fuck off into academia at some point so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anonymous 2021-07-07 (Wed) 18:53:33 No. 6369
>>6265 You should have probably gone for a mechanical engineering degree. No one tells you that you should really only get a masters degree in aerospace because it isn't very flexible and too specialized for an undergrad degree. I've found it's impossible to know this stuff until your already very far into a degree. Of course you could go into grad school for something else. You should have enough credits in general engineering classes to get into a masters program for another field like electrical or mechanical engineering.
Anonymous 2021-07-07 (Wed) 18:55:07 No. 6370
>>6342 Just start your homework/assignments as soon as you get them. It's the easiest way to keep up with the workload.
Anonymous 2021-07-11 (Sun) 00:55:34 No. 6387
>>6359 Discipline is a skill. If you work on it, you'll get better at it.
>>6367 >falling for the academia meme holy shit don't make this fuck up. I almost fell for the academia meme myself, but I didn't fall for it. Only go to graduate school if you're going to do an MEng with a relevant thesis project. Anything else will just be fucking your life up, unless you're SO passionate about research that you're willing to sacrifice a large amount of money, time, and sanity for it.
>>6369 I agree, but I was a dumb & idyllic high school senior when I was choosing my major. Oh well.
I tried applying for a few masters programs and a PhD program. I only got into the PhD program but with no funding—dropped that offer immediately. I should've taken the GRE and applied to more schools but oh well. As it is, I'll just be a patent drone—not fulfilling whatsoever but I like writing so there's that. I'm trying to get to the Fed side so I can have better benefits and more time off.
>>6370 I concur with this idea.
international_brigade International Brigade Anonymous 2021-07-11 (Sun) 03:07:13 No. 6389
>>6367 >>6387 Tell me more about the "academia" meme as a Physics undergrad who plans to pursue grad studies and get a PhD at a prestigious university (which shouldn't be hard to be admitted to since I'm already one in my own country.)
Anonymous 2021-07-11 (Sun) 08:51:56 No. 6393
>>6389 You have to work a lot and the pay is not good.
Anonymous 2021-07-11 (Sun) 17:39:08 No. 6401
>>6389 This
>>6393 pretty much. Not only do you lose years of salary potential even if you are funded, you will be heavily exploited and worked down into a nub. Also, the payoff won't be good, especially for a physics PhD. I have an anecdotal example: at the law firm I work at, there is an older Asian man with a physics PhD and an impressive CV filled with cutting-edge research at one of the top universities in my state. He has the same job title as me, a lowly fresh graduate with a Bachelor's.
international_brigade International Brigade Anonymous 2021-07-13 (Tue) 21:38:19 No. 6415
>>6394 there is this dumb trope that engineers are overly simplistic with their mathematics and approximate to much.
pi = 3.1415… approximates to pi = 3
e = 2.7182… approximates to e = 3
thus pi = e
Anonymous 2021-07-17 (Sat) 00:47:41 No. 6470
>>6401 >>6393 So you're telling me I could get the same amount of money immediately working as a fresh Bachelors graduate than a fresh PhD after studying 8 years? That's depressing.
Anonymous 2021-08-10 (Tue) 14:33:34 No. 6808
Anyone have any good engineering/technology podcasts which arent Musk-fanatics?
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