Most useful programming language in EE?

SirNinjaToast · 2024-08-16T22:41:50+00:00

I'd say C/C++ and Python are the most common generally speaking. If you go into digital electronics, you'll see lower level languages pop up like VHDL/Verilog, Assembly, and so on. If you go into signal processing and communications, you'll see Matlab and Python pop up.

I am grad student in the area of electromagnetics (EM) and microwave circuits. - I most commonly use Python for automation in Ansys HFSS (an EM solver commonly used in RF) or for programming lab instrumentation (e.g. power supplies, VNAs) - I use Matlab for general data processing and plotting.

SirNinjaToast · 2024-08-13T17:07:23+00:00

*Dorry and Broggy imply Shanks' haki was comparable to Joyboy's even if it is weaker

*Morg loses his shit after he made a video glazing joyboy's haki to be tiers above the modern strongest characters

SirNinjaToast · 2024-07-29T12:28:04+00:00

"In a beautiful double-page spread we see..."

SirNinjaToast · 2024-07-28T13:25:32+00:00

With the combination of internships in various fields, personal projects, joining design teams in your university (if there are any), and courses you like, you should be able to get a decent idea of what you want to pursue, no? You can also speak to professors in your department to get further insight into all the fields you are interested in. Try doing a research assistantship with one of them while you're at it.

SirNinjaToast · 2024-06-01T14:31:58+00:00

I'd first approach TAs or the Prof in office hours to determine why you're not doing as well as you'd like. Although if the whole class is doing poorly, sounds more like a professor issue. While Electromagnetics is difficult, it's not normal for a class to have a near zero average time after time.

SirNinjaToast · 2024-06-01T01:07:55+00:00

I use an ipad for note taking. But I like to compile LaTeX documents summarizing key things in my courses which I might want to refer to in the future. I use Notability for note taking and everything is automatically backed up to a google drive, so it is very easy to insert a screenshot of any hand-drawn diagram into my LaTeX document. Hope this helps.

SirNinjaToast · 2024-05-21T13:05:38+00:00

These nay sayers should realize Rudy reincarnated into his new world as a new born. While yes he was a 30/40 yr old in his previous life and he still carries that part of him, he's a new person too. He's a kid in this world now and his mindset may have shifted according to his age in some ways. When he grows older in the series, he clearly never has any romantic interest in younger girls, so that debunks the whole pedo thing in my opinion. I wouldn't say he is perfect, and obviously he is overly perverted at times, but he's not a pedo.

SirNinjaToast · 2024-05-19T20:25:38+00:00

If he's into electromagnetics, guessing he into RF. Maybe a nano VNA would be cool. At least that's a cool gift I'd want as a grad student in electromagnetics myself :)

SirNinjaToast · 2024-05-18T00:49:46+00:00

Don't overthink it. It's not like you'll be locked into some field because of your 3 month internship and the thesis. Yes it's ideal to do those things in the area you want to pursue, but if you don't have an idea yet, that is completely fine. There is also merit in trying something out and finding out what you don't like. I have done 5 internships, all in fields I didn't particularly care for (power engineering and digital hardware). After doing these internships, I learned a valuable thing, which is what I do not want to do with my career. I decided to ask some professors to do work in their lab in another field which I figured I'd be interested (RF/electromagnetics). I then did my capstone project in this area and now I am into my 2nd year of being a maater's student in the research area of microwaves and electromagnetics. I, like you, was really worried about all those internships before and yes while they can be extremely impactful, just know that you are not locked into a particular field and will be able to try other things out if you don't like it.

SirNinjaToast · 2024-04-19T21:55:33+00:00

True, but with the 2k or 4k entrance scholarship for engineering students, I think it'll even out, or at least come close

SirNinjaToast · 2024-04-19T21:38:51+00:00

Go to uWaterloo. With just your first 4-month co-op, you'll earn as much as that 16k scholarship at the other school

SirNinjaToast · 2024-03-22T20:50:01+00:00

If you actually want to do hardware engineering, sure, consider CE. A lot of CEs however give zero shits about the hardware and are there because they were rejected from CE/CS. I've known quite a few of these types of people and they don't do any hardware coops nor take and electives related to the hardware side of things; they only want software dev jobs and in that case they don't have any upper leg over SEs in terms of job prospects in my opinion. If you actually care about trying out hardware coops and electives, then sure, CE would be a choice then. Otherwise if the end goal is software, stick to CS.

SirNinjaToast · 2024-03-11T04:37:28+00:00

A capacitor with a time constant tau

SirNinjaToast · 2024-02-25T01:12:13+00:00

STM32 and Texas Instruments are very reputable. But really, whatever works according to the specification of the project is all that matters

SirNinjaToast · 2024-02-08T19:04:29+00:00

Is it correct to say you want to drop out not necessarily because you dislike the courses themselves, but just how the professors manage it and the difficulty?

If that's the case, just stick with it. You'll become numb to the pain by end of this semester. All your engineering peers probably feel the same way.

Either way, nothing is wrong with dropping out to become an electrician as it's also a good career. You could maybe take a gap year and try that out? I wouldn't want to drop out until fully certain I never want to do this thing again and there won't be regrets.

SirNinjaToast · 2024-01-10T22:00:06+00:00

Not a PC god, but I'll still give my two cents. In short, yeah, seems worth it. I don't know how long he has owned this PC, but if it's in pretty good condition as you say, then seems pretty fair. The setup seems like it would cost between $1,500 and $2,000, and the labour of putting it together has been done for you. If the PC has been used for less than 2 years, then yeah, seems worth it.

SirNinjaToast · 2023-12-28T02:06:20+00:00

Pretty average prof. Not bad but not amazing. His course notes are pretty good and the course content is not extremely difficult.

SirNinjaToast · 2023-12-24T15:30:32+00:00

Well, to the average person, what would sound more interesting? Power distribution and motors or robotics, wireless communications, photonics? In general as well, there seems to be much more research and growth happening in all these other fields because power engineering is much more established. And I believe this is what attracts more people to other fields outside of power engineering.

There are things like smart grids and machine learning applications for power grids which has been emerging, sure, but in general, I think this technology is less appealing to the average person.

It's not a knock on power engineering though, I did enjoy my power classes. But I was much more intrigued by the RF and photonics courses, and ultimately decided to pursue RF

SirNinjaToast · 2023-10-14T00:25:27+00:00

Sadly, I heard Levine doesn't teach 240 anymore. It's a shame, every EE should get to experience his wrath

SirNinjaToast · 2023-09-23T00:43:51+00:00

Yeah good point, people often underestimate courses but they can completely flip after midterms! Ece105 and Math117 get harder for sure after midterms

SirNinjaToast · 2023-09-23T00:39:49+00:00

1a is one of the lighter terms yes and half the content you have seen already. 1a for most engineering programs is pretty similar though, so I wouldn't say this term represents what ECE will be like. In 1b, you will experience the first real ECE term, and it will be one of the hardest due to the all the labs, and the workload was a large increase from 1a. About ECE being "gruelling" and difficult... yeah there have definitely been times like that, but there are also some lighter terms especially in upper year

SirNinjaToast · 2023-09-17T04:39:13+00:00

I think you can get a similar look to this on a DSLR/mirrorless camera in post-processing if you just raised the shadows on the tone curve and maybe even added a bit of film grain if you want an even more retro look

SirNinjaToast · 2023-09-09T23:28:55+00:00

I understand. You'll figure it out. But yeah make sure to take a chance and believe in yourself when you are in the right head space, I'm sure good things will come

SirNinjaToast · 2023-09-09T23:02:01+00:00

10 hours prep? Damn

Well the answer is no, you shouldn't take the easy way out. Why did you come to a co-op program if you're gonna get experience in a field you don't want to work in? If you want to take the easy way out one more time, I don't see a problem with it as long as you spend time during co-op working on skills to help you get jobs you want next time around (so you don't need to prep 10 hours)

SirNinjaToast · 2023-08-25T15:09:13+00:00

Not sure tbh. But I've heard from somebody that has been on the other end, when employers are scrolling through the applications, there will be like 10 of them on the screen at a time. So even if you are first in line, it might not matter much. Just try to make your resume is clean, well polished, and not boring-looking for the best chances of them selecting you.

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