Thread: Types of Engineering and Interests

My H, his father, is a math professor, so S hasn't fallen far from the paternal tree. Lots of engineers in the family tree. I was pleased when H mentioned that linear algebra was sometimes a "weeder" course for engineers, similar to organic chem for pre-meds.

I'm computer science, which may not exactly be engineering, but close enough for this discussion. I was interested in CS because it combines the creativity of math and the satisfaction of actually making things. It's all problem-solving and logic, for the most part, and that makes it fun. CS and SE are great fields to be in right now, as evidenced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook projections. The...

I was/am interested in how things are made. I never was so much concerned with what is made, but it's the how that intrigued me. If that "How it's Made" show on FoodTV was on when I was younger that would be all I would watch. I love cause and effect machines and discovery of process I find as "clever" (note, it's the process I like). This put me in the MechE or ChemE category of engineering,...

Was good at math and science and loved computers so I did computer engineering.

wow finishing linear algebra in junior year, thats pretty impressive