Boaz said:
I am really open to all advice and suggestions, EE is also interesting to me, I just have some construction back ground. EE just seems intemidating to me!
My recommendation, maybe try general engineering. If you don't mind spending a while on school, maybe try a major for a semester and then jump engineering fields and see what you like best. I'd also look into architecture if you like that.. or you could take a class in each field, and see how you like it from there. Thing with that is, there are core requirements, and you typically don't get into the actual field classes until after at least a year. But if you get the core out of the way, you can spend a semester taking different classes and see what you like best. IMO, you don't really get a feel for EE until you take a Circuits course, CE is introduced in a Statics course, and ME is introduced in Dynamics.
A lot of EE is theory. I love theory, and EE fits me. I do like the practical too though. I love hands on learning and hands on work. But I also like theoretical physics and math, and a lot of the theory behind EE concepts.
EE is intimidating, but don't let it inhibit you from trying it. It's said to be the toughest engineering field. But if you like it, and you're good at it, you'll succeed. I suggest you try a class in it at least, if not try the field to start. Once you go through a class, you'll get a good feel for it. Like I said above, I don't think you get a feel for EE until you've taken a Circuits course; I say this because I didn't really get a feel for it until I took a Circuits course this past semester. It's where I really got to study circuits, and build them in lab, and just have fun building them.
As for EE websites, I get this magazine from IEEE every month and I get most of my info from that. I also get e-mails from SAE and IEEE. As for internet info, I just get it from reading articles that are about something new in technology, ranging from cars to computers to power to etc...
You could try the different engineering organization websites. I don't really know how much info they have since I don't really ever visit them.
IEEE (Electrical and Computer),
ASCE (Civil),
ASME (Mechanical)
As for books, only books I ever really read on the subject are textbooks. I do read some magazine articles from time to time from non-engineering magazines. I've also read stuff about Bioengineering and nanotechnology from non-engineering related magazines.
Any specific questions? I'll be going into my third year, so I can answer some hopefully..
hope this helps some..
: But have had lots of friends go the construction science route...just a few the civil eng route. But lemme tell ya, the friends that went the civil engineering way knew their stuff when they were done!
