CompE/CS/EE/SoftwareE-low level of physics and high level of math.</p>
<p>I know every every engineering student takes 2 semesters or physics in freshman year. </p>
<p>1st semester: Laws of motion, force, momentum etc.
2nd semester:electric fields,AC and DC currents, magnetic fields etc.</p>
<p>So if i’m intersted in 1st semster course i should chose something like Aero/mech Engr and if iam intersted in 2nd semster of physics i should considering pursuing something in CompE/CS/EE/SE.
would that tell me that what kind of engineer i can become??</p>
<p>Sounds like a good plan, other than most schools require you to declare at the end of your first year, and you wont have that second semester of physics yet.<br>
And most (excpet chem, sort of civil, mining, sort of nuclear) require physics, just its either the “physical” physics of momentum, acceleration, force, ect, versus whereas EE/CompE require more of the eletrical and magnetism physics. SoftwareE/CS is more programming and math.
Start looking into the different fields now, i’m sure you’ll get a feel for all and decide your first or second semester =)</p>
<p>I don’t know if I would categorically say that EE has a low-level of physics. It depends on what kind of EE you’re talking about, as EE is a broad field. I can agree that if you’re doing something like signal analysis/processing, there’s not a whole lot of physics going on there. But if you’re doing electromagnetic waves, power engineering, or semiconductors, that involves a lot of physics. </p>
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<p>Being interested in the 2nd semester of physics could lead you to EE and to some extent CompE, but not so much CS/SE. The truth is, CS/SE have basically nothing to do with any kind of physics. CS, especially, theoretical CS is basically a subset of math, and in fact, many higher-level CS courses involve relatively little programming, but instead solving lots of proofs, just like a high-level math course. SE is really just advanced programming. Neither of them have much to do with any of physics.</p>
<p>At most schools, (not sure if this is standard pratice or an ABET requirement) you would have to take both semester of Physics regardless of your concentration. Although you’re considering EE/CSE, in all engineering programs you’re going to have to take Statics, which is based in mechanical physics, and will probably have to take Dynamics as well which is also mechanics based. Your preparation for these two courses will come from first semester physics.</p>
<p>As constantillusion said, most engineering programs require Mechanics, E&M, Calculus 1/2/3, Chemistry and Differential Equations for ALL engineering disciplines. Usually all engineering freshman take these core classes along with a class or two on their specific major and then actually begin to branch off during their sophomore year.</p>
<p>i never had any computer science classes but i’m planning on taking 1 or two this summer at a junior college. So if somehow i get intersted in programming, my best choice would be to go into CS or SE. right??</p>
<p>I often tell students that if they liked Physics 1 better than 2 they should go into Mechanical Engineering (or something related) and if they liked Physics 2 better they should choose Electrical Engineering.</p>
<p>It’s not a good idea to base your choice of major off of one course. In CS for example, the introductory course in the major will have you writing programs with no more than 50 lines of code in each, whereas in the last course you’d take in the major your senior year you would probably be required to write programs with 1,000s of lines of code each. (I’m not a CS major so I don’t know)
Also, many if not most engineering programs require 1 semester of CS in order to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree</p>
<p>You should assume that at engineering schools you will need at least both semesters of physics regardless of engineering major. Moreover, many do not start the physics sequence until second semester freshman year. Also, I am aware of engineering schools that require three semesters of physics, including for CS and EE (example UIUC) and then you also have to take engineering courses such as statics that are heavy in physics; moreover, the math courses you take consist of math that is used a lot in physics. The choice of major should not ultimately depend on the physics courses you take and you should not view choice of major as a way to get out some physics courses.</p>
<p>Not all schools require Statics and Dynamics for EE/CmpE. In undergrad I took Statics as required, and 2 years down the road Statics was removed from the ECE core and became an elective. Dynamics had always been an elective for ECEs at that school. Thermodynamics was required for all though.</p>
<p>To ballin, maybe you should decide your major based on what your interests are.</p>
<p>well i dont have that much knowledge but i do enjoy computers and i do like the fact that in aerospace i’ll be learning about designing planes etc. I also have to consider various other things like job growth, salary, job security etc. i’ll do some research on that though. But i’ll take my time deciding that. Idont want to change majors after a year or two.</p>