It is a hobby for me,but I'm thinking of the job in the future.It would also depend on what you want to do with the knowledge - hobby or employment and if the latter what sector you fancy.
Since you seem to be a step ahead of many TS asking questions here, perhaps you could answer some of their questions.......I have base. What to do next?
Hi,I know what AC and DC,powers in electrical circuits,Ohm's Law,Kirchoff's theorems and so on.I have base.
What to do next?
Thank you!
That's probably an interesting thing to develop math skills but when is the last time you've used nodal analysis with simultaneous equations in an actual circuit that you built?If you dont already know, a general analysis method for circuits would be very good to learn. A general method and widely used is called "Nodal Analysis".
then the answer depends on what "the job" you are thinking of.I'm thinking of the job in the future.
Hi,That's probably an interesting thing to develop math skills but when is the last time you've used nodal analysis with simultaneous equations in an actual circuit that you built?
I think the only time I've ever used simultaneous equation, nodal analysis was in homework problems when I was in school.
I can think of no better way to kill an interest in electronics than that.
Your assumption that I'm a "fanatic" is false. .I guess you are one of those anti-math fanatics.
I once had a position where Electrical/Electronic engineering was required, I worked together with someone who had an engineering degree, we both performed the same duties and were paid the same.But nothing else looking appealing so I ground my way through them (my overall GPA wasn't the best because of the that).
And amazingly I still ended up having a fairly successful career in various aspects of circuit design engineering.
Worse than math?I can think of a lot of better ways
Hi again,Your assumption that I'm a "fanatic" is false. .
I just don't "think" in mathematical terms as others, and apparently you, do.
Mathematics is a very useful tool and our understanding of the universe would be very limited without it. After all, essentially all the bizarre things about quantum mechanics are the result of mathematical predictions, and Maxwell used mathematics to predict the existence of radio waves and their speed of propagation over 15 years before they were generated and detected by Hertz.
It's just that a mathematical formula does not give me any real insight into how something works.
I can rotely grind through an equation to solve a problem but that generally doesn't help me much with understanding.
So if I can avoid complex math, I do.
I don't think I've solved more than a few simultaneous equations or used any significant amount of calculus since college.
I mainly relied upon basic arithmetic and algebra and, for lack of a better term, intuition about how circuits operate.
If the op has a liking for math, then delving into things like nodal analysis, etc. would be good to start.
If not, such things can be a real buzz kill.
It certainly was for me.
I seriously thought about getting out of engineering in my sophomore year when I realized that just about every engineering class was basically another variation of applied math.
But nothing else looking appealing so I ground my way through them (my overall GPA wasn't the best because of that).
And amazingly I still ended up having a fairly successful career in various aspects of circuit design engineering.
See, there's one of my problems.Some equations we end up with are almost intuitive in themselves, where we see the various circuit concepts pop right out of the equations.
I think it's more than just not liking math.Some people just dont like math so they stay as far from it as possible.
I did some Open University courses a little while ago and some people on there who described themselves as 'math phobic' were dreading the math part of the courses (talking very basic algebra here) found that the way the OU taught it made sense and they could handle the maths and so I think a lot may depend on how it is taught.Hi again,
I see your point about math making circuits look more complicated and thus harder to learn.
I guess it all depends how this material is first introduced to a person, and how that person views the material as being worthwhile or not. I know a lot of questions that come up ask about why the material should be learned in the first place, "Why do i need to learn this stuff".
Some people just dont like math so they stay as far from it as possible.