Hello,
This forum has a good mix of members with all levels of experience from first year students to retired engineers, so I figured this was the best place to ask this question:
When did electronic/electrical design and analysis start to “click” for you?
I’m entering the senior year of my undergraduate EE program this fall and I still don’t feel like I have any intuition when it comes to circuit design - my intuitive analysis skills are also shaky. I realize that I’ve only been studying this subject for a few years, but I often wonder if maybe I’m just not “getting it.”
It doesn't seem like it's from a lack of studying – I have a perfect GPA, I understand the fundamentals, I can apply circuit theorems, and I can grind through the mathematics without issue. I’ve even been tutoring for my department to help strengthen my understanding of the basics.
Unfortunately, what I still can’t do is look at a circuit and understand what it does without the involved analysis above (save for the most basic of circuits.) Obviously this makes design even harder.
I have an internship with NASA next summer. I worked very hard to secure the opportunity, but I’m absolutely terrified that I won’t be able to perform the job to the level they’re expecting. This intuition seems like the most important skill an engineer should have. I’m beginning to worry that I’m just not going to be a very good engineer, regardless of what my academic record says.
I welcome any comments and suggestions.
Thank you
This forum has a good mix of members with all levels of experience from first year students to retired engineers, so I figured this was the best place to ask this question:
When did electronic/electrical design and analysis start to “click” for you?
I’m entering the senior year of my undergraduate EE program this fall and I still don’t feel like I have any intuition when it comes to circuit design - my intuitive analysis skills are also shaky. I realize that I’ve only been studying this subject for a few years, but I often wonder if maybe I’m just not “getting it.”
It doesn't seem like it's from a lack of studying – I have a perfect GPA, I understand the fundamentals, I can apply circuit theorems, and I can grind through the mathematics without issue. I’ve even been tutoring for my department to help strengthen my understanding of the basics.
Unfortunately, what I still can’t do is look at a circuit and understand what it does without the involved analysis above (save for the most basic of circuits.) Obviously this makes design even harder.
I have an internship with NASA next summer. I worked very hard to secure the opportunity, but I’m absolutely terrified that I won’t be able to perform the job to the level they’re expecting. This intuition seems like the most important skill an engineer should have. I’m beginning to worry that I’m just not going to be a very good engineer, regardless of what my academic record says.
I welcome any comments and suggestions.
Thank you