Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering?

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<p>So I am going to study engineering in college but I’m not sure what type. Based on my skills, I am eying either Electrical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering.</p>

<p>First of all, my absolute best subject is the math part of physics. Physics in general, but more so the math part. Which one has more to do with the math part of physics?</p>

<p>Second, which of these three is easier? I heard that civil is the easiest and electrical is the hardest. Is this true?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance :)</p>

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<p>That thread didn’t answer my question</p>

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<p>[Mechanical</a> engineering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_engineering]Mechanical”>Mechanical engineering - Wikipedia)
[Civil</a> engineering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_engineering]Civil”>Civil engineering - Wikipedia)
[Electrical</a> engineering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering]Electrical”>Electrical engineering - Wikipedia)
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<p>Read these and see which sounds more interesting. Trying to pick based on which is easiest is just setting yourself up to fail. Pick what interests you, they are all hard. Most programs you start in general engineering to get a feel for each area of engineering. It is usually easy to change between engineering majors in your first year or two.</p>

<p>What do you mean by the math part of physics? Deriving the equations? My high school physics only used algebra and trig. Physics 1 and 2 at my university required minimal calculus. In engineering you will have to at least take 3 semesters of calculus and then differential equations or linear algebra.</p>