Hey everyone, yes I have done many videos on EE but the one's on "why is EE a difficult major" have seemed to scare some people in terms of the major which is never the intention of these videos. Tried a different delivery with this one to replace those, hope this gives a good overview of just what to expect. For those just coming across the channel there are many more videos on EE as I mention at this end of this video that you can find in the description. Hope you enjoy!
I start my engineering classes in the fall, I heard that the beginning ones are not so bad but I'll also be taking calc 2 in the fall, I've heard some horrible things about calculus 2, any tips?
Calc 2 is definitely a tough one. Do LOTS of practice problems. You’re gonna learn things like integration techniques but you HAVE to do lots of problems to see the full picture of how and when to do each one. You can know each technique and be totally stuck on a problem that involves it because there’s often little tricks you need to be aware of.
This is the kind of information that a typical high school kid would need when they inevitably ask the question. 'Why are we studying this stuff'? If a teacher can then go into to this and answer questions while doing it. That is a real teacher. Most teachers actually don't know the answer.
It's simple. Cause if you do not learn how to diagnose and or fix these systems . You will get ripped off at every shop. Only to find out that 99% of shops have no idea how an electrical system on a car or boat or even a semi works. 99% of dealers and mechanics know how to change oil. But take your car or boat or evan your motorcycle to the dealer for a no start situation. Unless you know how to diagnose or fix it. You are screwed. I found this out the hard way with my no start situation if the vessle or vehicle needs anything more than a battery replacement forget it. It will sit there untill you come pick it up with a tow truck. 99% of mechanics have no idea how an electrical circuit works in any vehicle. There for unless you can diagnose and fix your own no start you will be walking or taking the bus. Or worse yet you will be that idiot in a parking lot trying to get your car to start. And you will fail unless you learn.
i watched this video back in 2020 before starting my first electrical engineering year, one year from now i will be getting my diploma in electrical engineering, specifically in telecommunication engineering and everything said in this video is so true thank you Zach for guiding me through my journey and goodluck for all electrical engineers enthusiasts out there!
I'm back in college at 32. Looking to get an EE degree. I'm on my third semester. I have 10 years experience in graphic design. My focus is alternative energy and EV. I also bought an Arduino to practice building circuit and to do project.
Hello, i'm 19 year-old from indonesia, i'm confused right now, i'm good at mathematics, but i'm not sure if i were great at physics, can you tell me which is more important in Electrical Engineering? Mathematics or physics? sorry for my bad english, thank you..
I am an electrical engineer. Graduated this year with a First Class Honors from University of Nairobi. It's the best choice one could ever make. Trust me.❤️❤️❤️❤️
As an electrical engineering student myself, your videos are extremely helpful and honestly invaluable. This is the stuff that no one tells you but is so important. These videos have really helped me narrow my focus and prepare for the future. My roommate said after watching a video, "man I really wish I knew this when I was starting out". Thank you!
Having studied electrical engineering 25 years ago in Germany, it's good to see that this field is very stable even across countries. I had about 90% of the same classes.
Great video! I'm an EE major I can confidently say this is a well-described summary. I would suggest a video comparing Electrical and Computer Engineering, and maybe benefits for those doing both as dual.
Im currently taking up computer engineering and so for it wasn't good as i what expected im about to shift to electrical engineering hoping its a good decision.
I know right. So typical. People don't understand that engineers design the object and have to understand it at a very complex level. Technicians fix the object if it breaks down and just have to know the basic parts and have a general idea of how the object runs/functions.
I'm a fourth-year undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering student and I really wished I had this video when I started at my University or when applying for majors at my college. This video is honestly a really great overview of what was to come. Having done all these courses already, I can see the bigger picture now. But at the time of starting out, I often questioned why I was taking these courses, other than we had to. Your video is still really helpful, even now, since job interviews are coming up and I've forgotten some of the material that I am supposed to know.
I am a highschool student who is struggling with choosing a major. Electrical Engineering was an option I had in my head. This is has been of so much help, I can't even begin to put it in words. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS!
Great video, some things that need to be discussed is how hard some of these classes are. If people can get passed calc 1-4 and phys 1-3. You still have fields 1 and 2, which is wild and signals and systems good luck.. Just focus and ccncentrate on studying and no negative energy, you guys got this.
Wish you were around when i was in High school and contemplating what field i should major in. Your videos break down all the STEM majors for a beginner, and gives them an overview of what to expect. I would have chosen EE as my major and not Computer Science had i known the overview of both.
lol i'm 3 years late but like talha said before, why did you regret CS? I'm thinking of getting a degree in either CS or EE for my undergrad and im still sooo undecisive
Damn, I was unsure of wether i wanted to pursue a degree in EE or if I should switch to ME, but this video makes me exited to go into electrical. Thanks!
Bro. I watched this video years ago to see wtf I was even getting myself into. I'm glad I watched this and some of your other videos going into more depth. It helped me choose what I was interested in. I'm now an EE and this video popped back up in my feed. Just came back to say thanks for the info
Studying may suck at times but in between our dreams and success, there's surely a lot of midnight studying and coffee breaks that's going to happen. Most of the people reading this are probably waiting for an exam to happen as well. This pandemic surely has caused others to loose their motivation. Some have lost that exam vibe and it's quite difficult to bring back our old self - the one who was always motivated to study every day. You won't always be motivated but you can be determined to keep going no matter how hard it gets. Hard work will never disappoint you because every second of it is going to pay off. One day, we will all be taking that exam that we have been preparing for. For now, let us focus on our goals. Keep studying and be consistent. That license is waiting for you! ❤️
That first graph really hit me to motivate and re-think about what i do. I go to Virginia tech studying electrical engineering and it is just way too hard and im not even sure if this is the right way. I really hope if im doing it right
@@bichs_slayer6068 oh its going well. Although I chose to do for my master's degree Computer Engineering with a focus in computer vision, I had a great experience learning electrical engineering as a undergraduate.
I have not heard of it being one of the best looking campuses, but I would not be surprised! I have heard that it is in one of the happiest cities in America and they have a renowned school for engineering
Yeah I never heard of it being the best looking but it was ranked the happiest city or one of the happiest cities. It's campus is awesome in my opinion though and they have a great engineering program for sure.
Everyone has the capability. It’s just a matter of how much you want it, and how hard are you willing to work for it. You have to have a love for it. That Love can be developed while you’re first working at it, or at anytime rather; but you have to do what you love. That’s where your purpose comes from.
@@keyshaunmeeks8499 i failed algebra and have never done calculus. I failed my last year of physics. These are all prerequisites of getting into engineering.
You and everyone else bro. I'm a mechanical engineer. Just listen to your advisor, make a 4 year schedule plan, study the lecture a day before it's delivered, and go
If you can see it in your mind, you can bring it forth into reality. Don’t let that mindset hinder your personal progress and development, brother. After all, it is a mindset and well, you can change your mind. Much luck to you!
I really wish to be an electrical engineer soon!! I figured that I can use my prior experience being on a competitive robotics team to help me out with it as well. I've always been interested in this field and I didn't realize there were different types of electrical engineering 😱
Good video! Also, all EE students at my school had to take a couple programming classes. This should be required everywhere. Having programming knowledge is imperative as it complements your skills with embedded systems, signal processing, controls, and many other engineering disciplines. EE and computer science are actually much more related than people think, I actually double majored in them because they overlapped enough.
This video was really really helpful. Thanks a lot. This is the kind of info that should be wide spread among high school students and freshers in tertiary institutions
Electric machines falls under power, as it covers things such as rectifiers, transformers, and magnetic circuits which make up the inner workings of dc and ac motors
I see many back to Uni at different age. I am 40 with a BSc and MA in Business, with my own company but I start EE in BSc in couple of days! Exciting and scary in the same time. Some years ago I swore I would not be back to uni anymore... and here I go!! EE is the only engineering field where you dont need drawing skills. I have none! Engineers are cool - they make the world go forward!
Wow that's amazing! Congrats and good luck! I always tell myself that I will go back to school for civil and/or mechanical engineering and I'm in school right now lol
Is this true? I'm very reluctant to go into mechanical engineering because of all the drawing. If your comment is true, electrical engineering might be the one for me.
As an Eletrical ingeniering student i must say that this video was extremely accurate interms of our current an future courses. A very good video to watch for people who is interested in the electrical engineering.
You Zach Star have got the best engineering degree overviews on UA-cam that I've seen by far. I really love how you break everything down in such simply terms and it is really giving me a lot of insight on what I should do in life. With that being said I'm still a little hung up on whether I should do Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. That right now is my biggest toss up with what major I should go with. At first I was leaning on the Computer Engineering side. However, this video is really making me lean towards the Electrical Engineering side. So I guess I need at least one more video on the types of classes that Computer Engineers take and if I see that then maybe I will be able to make a decision.
Electrical engineering is a field of technical research and application related to electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. This field became the first important and career-related formation of it in the late 19th century after telegraph and electricity power supply entered commercialization.
Electrical engineering is more than what you mentioned here. Additional comprehensive specialties and interdisciplinary ones: Qunatum computing, Detection/Estimation, MIMO signal processing, PNT, Radar Systems, Robotics, Acoustic Signal Engineering, Computational EM, photonics, Lasers, magnetohydrodynamics "plasma physics".
Great content as always man, I gotta start tweeting out your channel on different people's pages to get you some more traffic because these are extremely useful to college students like me or even high school students and below. I think people should know that it is very difficult but that they are capable of a lot more than they think, it's not like every engineer and scientist was a genius or even exceptionally gifted. I'm studying Electrical Engineering and plan on working for a year or two then getting my PhD in Applied Physics. I wanted to ask you if you could do a video on undergraduate research? I'm very interested in doing that in the two summers during my actual Engineering program. (I'm doing my pre-reqs and getting my AA at Community College before I transfer to Uni.) Thanks mate, keep it up!
Very good video. Stressing WHY something is important to learn is key to understanding the subject matter. The video also does an EXCELLENT job of explaining what college is and isn't. College is meant to give you foundational knowledge in a certain area. Then you build expertise from there with further education and experience. Good job.
So I’m thinking of going back to school at 34 for an EE degree. I’ve now worked for 4 years as an RF test technician because I taught myself enough about electronics to pass the CETA certification to get my job. This video has made me realize that, as far as the coverage you provided, I actually have a good understanding of most of this stuff minus power supply circuits. I have done real world application and troubleshooting every day on these things. So thank you, my confidence in pursuing a degree just went way up. I just need to brush up on the math disciplines. I know that people have always said EE is difficult, but I didn’t know why exactly; because electricity is a weird concept or because even if you think you know electronics, you probably don’t? It seems like the former. Any more advice would be greatly appreciated. Great video
I am almost one year away from getting my Electrician Journeyman’s license. I’ve been planning to pursue an EE program for a few years now, but I wanted to get some field experience to learn more about how all of this applies to the real world. Super nervous about the math but I’m super excited! Excellent video!
Hi +MajorPrep can you do a separate video for Electronics Engineering (ECE)? Because I think it covers a different topic than Electrical Engineering. Your response will be appreciated. :)
Again man, love your videos, especially this one since I'm an EE student haha. Just wanted to throw out some ideas for future videos. I realize that I can't remember every video you've done so I may repeat something you've already covered. Fair warning, I put down a decent amount but I love your content and the way you present topics so I know they would be great. 1. Undergraduate Research, including research in related but different fields from your major and how to get accepted for it. 2. I would LOVE for you to do a video on Game Theory and Probability and Statistics and their importance in fields of Engineering, Physics, and other domains of science. It's something I'm trying to learn the basics of on my own and is unbelievably important and relevant in every branch of society. 3. Another video on Artificial Intelligence and some of the specific problems like the alignment problem. 4. Maybe some tips on getting into Grad school, specifically, can an Engineer study physics in grad school and vice versa? 5. The emerging and increasing importance of programming and computer science across many fields of science and how you can learn some of that stuff on your own. 6. Maybe a video on Quantum Computing and what you might study to work in that field? 7. Plasma Physics, specifically what you need to study to work on Nuclear Fusion research. 8. Genetics, specifically with a view to working in research areas like CRISPR. 9. Economics. 10. Cognitive Science. 11. Nuclear Physics and Engineering. (Can't remember if you've done a video on this one or not.) Ok that's all I can think of haha. Thanks again for the content.
Seriously appreciate this comment. Sometimes I’m trying to think of a video and I search through comments to get some ideas. I’m copying all this into my list of potential videos.
@@zachstar I'm also an EE student half way through the major. I think a thorough video about Fourier series and transform could help, not only me but actually a lot of other engineering majors, since that's a topic of math.
Hi. Years ago, in 1994, in my Junior year of high school, solar energy sparked my interests and I competed in the General Science category of the 16th annual Plainfield High School district wide Science Fair, and won the first place prize because of the execution and inquisition of my mock solar energy project. Fast forward to today, after paying off my debts to two colleges I attended in my city, I'll have the clearance to return to college & complete my studies in math, going successfully as far as Calculus III, but losing patience and focus in my studies due to a lack of discipline. Change, however, is the 1 constant in life, & within the last decade, I've been reinvigorated in graduating with a Bachelors degree. Preferably in Engineering, now after THIS video, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, learning if & how I can aid humanity by developing skills dealing with the Solar Power sector of technology. As a humble returning collegiate student, I NOW possess the discipline, desire, the drive, priority, and dedication to match the ability to see this serious work to completion. So? What courses must I prioritize and what must I consider (besides a relocation to California) to pursue a career in Electrical Engineering?
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It involves the design, development, testing, and deployment of electrical systems, devices, and technologies. Electrical engineers work on a wide range of applications, from small electronic devices to large-scale power generation and distribution systems. Here are 10 ultimate things to know about electrical engineering and its categories: 1. *Circuits and Electronics*: Understanding circuit analysis, electronic components, and device physics. 2. *Electromagnetism*: Grasping electromagnetic theory, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves. 3. *Control Systems*: Knowing control system design, modeling, and analysis, as well as control strategies and algorithms. 4. *Power Systems*: Understanding power generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization, including power system protection and control. 5. *Signal Processing*: Familiarity with signal processing techniques, including filtering, transforms, and signal analysis. 6. *Communication Systems*: Knowledge of communication systems, including analog and digital communications, modulation, and information theory. 7. *Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems*: Understanding microcontroller architecture, programming, and applications, as well as embedded system design. 8. *Computer Networks*: Knowing computer network fundamentals, including network topologies, protocols, and network architecture. 9. *Instrumentation and Measurement*: Understanding measurement principles, sensors, and instrumentation, as well as data acquisition and analysis. 10. *Electrical Energy Conversion*: Grasping electrical energy conversion principles, including electric machines, drives, and power electronics. Categories of Electrical Engineering: 1. *Power Engineering*: Deals with power generation, transmission, and distribution. 2. *Control and Instrumentation Engineering*: Focuses on control systems, instrumentation, and automation. 3. *Electronics and Communication Engineering*: Encompasses electronic circuits, communication systems, and signal processing. 4. *Computer Engineering*: Covers computer hardware, software, and networking aspects. 5. *Instrumentation Engineering*: Concerned with measurement, sensors, and data acquisition. 6. *Electrical Machines and Drives*: Deals with electric machines, drives, and power electronics. 7. *Renewable Energy Engineering*: Focuses on solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources. 8. *Electrical Engineering Materials Science*: Explores materials used in electrical engineering applications. 9. *Biomedical Engineering*: Applies electrical engineering principles to medical applications. 10. *Nanotechnology*: Explores the application of electrical engineering principles to nanoscale devices and systems. Remember, these categories often overlap, and electrical engineers may work across multiple areas throughout their careers.
I'm 14 years old, and I was instantly interested in electricity and electronics when I was a kid. I LOVED electrical systems and electronics. All I can say is thank you for the video, I hope that I'll get into university with electrical engineering
in my country - India - most of the electrical / clectronics engineer pivot to careers in Computer /software industry so most just take the bare minimum subjects for their Bachelors and have electives / minors in dept like CS or Data Analytics - sad state of affairs but nowadays opportunities exist but restricted to vlsi domain and govt/state run utility companies has jobs in power domain . The ones who took ECE / EEE not because of just entrance exam cutoffs and are interested generally go to US or Europe for their masters and settle there. It is much worse for civil , mechanical and chemical engineers as there is hardl any job in their domain.
@@emilsobo both C and assembly are heavy duty time consuming courses, it’s not easy for someone with limited backgrounds to take both plus the equally heavy duty electrical/electronics courses in one semester. I think university should consider a 5 year curriculum with necessary CS and EE courses, but then again students may run out of patience and money. Probably learning a decent level of C and circuits, and calculus/linear algebra at high school, to get them out of the way is not bad an idea
I graduated in "Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering" in India and we literally studied all these lol, except 11:55 power. But we did have transformers and motors in 1st semester itself (not much in depth, because same subject was more focused on DC and AC circuits, no transients, it came later) Electrical engineering is separate branch in my country, which is more focused on power. They learn Electrical machines in very depth (transformers, DC machines, induction machines and synchronous machines). Power systems (generation and distribution of power) and power electronics.
I don't know if you usually take requests, but I am going into a really niche major in the fall and I would love to know a bit more about the jobs and practical applications of it going in. If you could do one of these style video about Photonics/Optical Engineering that would be really cool!
Great video! really sums up what knowledge is needed for this area of study without being overly simplified like most other videos describing what EE is
I find it rather simple. Not _all simple,_ just that I already know so much about it. This would be a good major for me, since I've enjoyed doing just about all of this since I was, like 10.
Thanks ! It is an excellent explanation of Electrical Engineering. I have been studying Maths and Physics in the last 8 years to be an E.Engineer . Finally, it's crystal clear which area of E.E. apply all that Maths and Physics techniques/equations.
Thanks for the video Zach. I'm interested in creating/designing computer devices etc. I pressume this field would be perfect for me. I'm already working in IT but interested in learning this field to branch out a bit.
Do you think a phd is good to have as an Electrical engineer to maximize ur knowledge? I've almost finished my Master's thesis (Obd testing and microcontrollers) and I'm thinking of the next step
PhD’s are usually not recommended for engineers unless they want to become a university professor because most companies will see you as “too expensive”. Bradley Ridder on UA-cam made a video on this and I recommend you check it out.
@@NikeAirJordanGabes A Phd in engineering? You learn to do jobs on the job. I know for medicine people get Phd's because they want to become lead researchers or managers.
Ngl, you've opened my eyes to how interesting Engineering can be. The electives I chose were Physics and Software Engineering, so still STEM, but I had no idea about how much I liked these fields (except physics and somewhat math). I liked stuff like chemistry, software engineering, computer engineering, etc. but I didn't really LOVE something except physics. I also had no idea what jobs I would be able to get with these fields. Now I am switching my elective from SE to EE and it's basically the only subject I love as much as physics. Thank you
@@McFlashh A little update, I'm planning to go into Physics PhD and maybe do a Math degree as well I got into the Physics Olympiad Team, so I'm in a very good spot
@@dorol6375 Bro just don’t do too many degrees, you don’t want to get in debt. Especially the way the world is moving at now, a degree will be less and less useful due to AI rapid growth
@zachstar Your videos have given me great insight into each engineering branch and it's cons and pros. It took me a lot of time to pick between mechanical and electrical engineering, I'm a bit more than halfway done with Mech Eng and couldn't be happier. But I still am very interested in electrical engineering and it's systems implementations. I'm going to take electromechanical systems FEA as electives. That will help me dip my toes in it. But I am debating if I should get a masters in Mechatronics or go back in a few years to get an electrical engineering degree as well. I have looked everywhere and asked some advisors and professors about this, did not get much insight into my dilemma, and decided to come here to ask your opinion. What would you say is the best approach?
Hey everyone, yes I have done many videos on EE but the one's on "why is EE a difficult major" have seemed to scare some people in terms of the major which is never the intention of these videos. Tried a different delivery with this one to replace those, hope this gives a good overview of just what to expect. For those just coming across the channel there are many more videos on EE as I mention at this end of this video that you can find in the description. Hope you enjoy!
I start my engineering classes in the fall, I heard that the beginning ones are not so bad but I'll also be taking calc 2 in the fall, I've heard some horrible things about calculus 2, any tips?
Calc 2 is definitely a tough one. Do LOTS of practice problems. You’re gonna learn things like integration techniques but you HAVE to do lots of problems to see the full picture of how and when to do each one. You can know each technique and be totally stuck on a problem that involves it because there’s often little tricks you need to be aware of.
MajorPrep You were right. Everyone looking into it. Needed this video
Fadic 4 I'm in calc 2 right now. Something that also might be hard are sequences and series and all the convergence tests.
Love the vids!! Can you do one on Mechatronics?
This is the kind of information that a typical high school kid would need when they inevitably ask the question. 'Why are we studying this stuff'? If a teacher can then go into to this and answer questions while doing it. That is a real teacher. Most teachers actually don't know the answer.
thanks common core!
Teachers can't waste the time answering those questions. If you're curious be proactive and look it up yourself
Then you have a faulty educational system.
It's simple. Cause if you do not learn how to diagnose and or fix these systems . You will get ripped off at every shop. Only to find out that 99% of shops have no idea how an electrical system on a car or boat or even a semi works. 99% of dealers and mechanics know how to change oil. But take your car or boat or evan your motorcycle to the dealer for a no start situation. Unless you know how to diagnose or fix it. You are screwed. I found this out the hard way with my no start situation if the vessle or vehicle needs anything more than a battery replacement forget it. It will sit there untill you come pick it up with a tow truck. 99% of mechanics have no idea how an electrical circuit works in any vehicle. There for unless you can diagnose and fix your own no start you will be walking or taking the bus. Or worse yet you will be that idiot in a parking lot trying to get your car to start. And you will fail unless you learn.
And then the student reply "So if you know this stuff, why are you a teacher and not in a high paying engineering job?"
You forgot crying.
Like legit
i watched this video back in 2020 before starting my first electrical engineering year, one year from now i will be getting my diploma in electrical engineering, specifically in telecommunication engineering and everything said in this video is so true thank you Zach for guiding me through my journey and goodluck for all electrical engineers enthusiasts out there!
🎉🎉🎉 congratulations bro how's the job market
how much are you making a year?
Bro how did you get a job in the field I’m also in studying for it
I'm back in college at 32. Looking to get an EE degree. I'm on my third semester. I have 10 years experience in graphic design. My focus is alternative energy and EV. I also bought an Arduino to practice building circuit and to do project.
Hell yeah dude! I'm 23 and I just got my associates in web development. But, I'm gonna go back to college and get an EE major. :)
Hello, i'm 19 year-old from indonesia, i'm confused right now, i'm good at mathematics, but i'm not sure if i were great at physics, can you tell me which is more important in Electrical Engineering? Mathematics or physics? sorry for my bad english, thank you..
Zulfiar Ahimsa mathematics definitely.
@@fudgebrownie289 thanks mate
Proud of you ! Live the dream baby !!
I am an electrical engineer. Graduated this year with a First Class Honors from University of Nairobi. It's the best choice one could ever make. Trust me.❤️❤️❤️❤️
Am in 2nd year in electrical engineering uon too hello
That's so awesome, I'm a first year electrical engineering student. It's really hard.
What advise would you give me to make it in this field?
Yes
I'm a second year student who transferred from CS to EE, I'm even on an EE research project now! Very exciting
Hiiiii a fellow kenyann..joining eee too
As an electrical engineering student myself, your videos are extremely helpful and honestly invaluable. This is the stuff that no one tells you but is so important. These videos have really helped me narrow my focus and prepare for the future. My roommate said after watching a video, "man I really wish I knew this when I was starting out". Thank you!
Hey I'm currently a senior in high school and am thinking of majoring in EE and was wondering if you ever work with Electronics such as phones?
@@Diamond-gk1ec do it
@@Diamond-gk1ec also considering majoring in EE seems like something I'll really enjoy! Im in my junior year finishing up strong!
@@Diamond-gk1ec mechanical engineer is better..in ee you do a basically a shitton of calculations only
@@kaja9917 Can you explain more, please?
Why mechanical engineering is better than electrical engineering?
Having studied electrical engineering 25 years ago in Germany, it's good to see that this field is very stable even across countries. I had about 90% of the same classes.
and it still is this way. I study EE in germany at the moment and could relate to all of the classes he named
@@justthejust9868 Wo studierst du?
@@munireid77 TU Braunschweig
How can come and further my study in Germany with schoolarship
@@justthejust9868 is it really hard? Im applying to TUM and TU berlin
Great video! I'm an EE major I can confidently say this is a well-described summary. I would suggest a video comparing Electrical and Computer Engineering, and maybe benefits for those doing both as dual.
Mohamed Al-Bader it's done already ua-cam.com/video/iIkTkNZO2no/v-deo.html
Lmao oops, thanks😂
How difficult is to study ?
Im currently taking up computer engineering and so for it wasn't good as i what expected im about to shift to electrical engineering hoping its a good decision.
@@diyproject2476 One of the most difficult engineering field. You must have strong analytical and abstract thinking mind
general people really confuse engineers with technician
I am a computer engineer and people call me the it guy
I know right. So typical. People don't understand that engineers design the object and have to understand it at a very complex level. Technicians fix the object if it breaks down and just have to know the basic parts and have a general idea of how the object runs/functions.
I like both; design and work. I like to get my hands dirty when I design a thing.
@@omar7altawil435 computer engineering is electrical engineering but worse.
@@hwstar9416 Isn't the general consensus EE is slightly harder than CpE?
The most thing in my life I'm proud of is that I'm an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER!!
So if I do this course I will have to study all the topics that the guys listed in this video or is it specific ones?
@@Kooler_1 Depends what you want to do, im doing electrical and mechanical engineering in one
@@bigelite4557 isn't that more work load?
@@bigelite4557 I want to work in the field like apple, tesla, or one of those companies. What course do I have to do?
Congrats
Thanks for this video man! Im a 2nd year engineering and I love that EE is so broad and with one degree you can do anything and work anywhere!
Are u studying a 2year course
You are my motivation to choose electrical engineering !!Awesome!
Did you go to uni and study EE?
I'm a fourth-year undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering student and I really wished I had this video when I started at my University or when applying for majors at my college. This video is honestly a really great overview of what was to come. Having done all these courses already, I can see the bigger picture now. But at the time of starting out, I often questioned why I was taking these courses, other than we had to. Your video is still really helpful, even now, since job interviews are coming up and I've forgotten some of the material that I am supposed to know.
Brilliant video, I'm switching from math to electrical engineering, due to the fact that I need a job when I finally get out of school
howd that go?
Im doing applied math and electrical engineering!
@@Unknown-ki8yk or Data Science 👀
I am a highschool student who is struggling with choosing a major. Electrical Engineering was an option I had in my head. This is has been of so much help, I can't even begin to put it in words. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS!
I'm a 25 year old dad and I'm going into this field and this is a tremendous help as well
Well, if you're going in, get ready to solve/learn chemistry AND calculus.
@@buwanbuwaya6927chemistry?
Great video, some things that need to be discussed is how hard some of these classes are. If people can get passed calc 1-4 and phys 1-3. You still have fields 1 and 2, which is wild and signals and systems good luck.. Just focus and ccncentrate on studying and no negative energy, you guys got this.
This sounds hard asf. Yall is insane for doin this.
hell yeah dude frying your brain is part of the adventure
someone has to do it :D
@@KungKras Just because someone has to do it doesn't mean you have to be that someone.
@@cardeajackson7644 Well, I think it's fun and interesting. So I'm gladly the one to do it :D
the hard part is finding a job
Wish you were around when i was in High school and contemplating what field i should major in. Your videos break down all the STEM majors for a beginner, and gives them an overview of what to expect. I would have chosen EE as my major and not Computer Science had i known the overview of both.
Why though?
Just curious
lol i'm 3 years late but like talha said before, why did you regret CS? I'm thinking of getting a degree in either CS or EE for my undergrad and im still sooo undecisive
Damn, I was unsure of wether i wanted to pursue a degree in EE or if I should switch to ME, but this video makes me exited to go into electrical. Thanks!
Did you actually get into EE?
Bro. I watched this video years ago to see wtf I was even getting myself into. I'm glad I watched this and some of your other videos going into more depth. It helped me choose what I was interested in. I'm now an EE and this video popped back up in my feed. Just came back to say thanks for the info
Same
Studying may suck at times but in between our dreams and success, there's surely a lot of midnight studying and coffee breaks that's going to happen.
Most of the people reading this are probably waiting for an exam to happen as well. This pandemic surely has caused others to loose their motivation. Some have lost that exam vibe and it's quite difficult to bring back our old self - the one who was always motivated to study every day.
You won't always be motivated but you can be determined to keep going no matter how hard it gets. Hard work will never disappoint you because every second of it is going to pay off.
One day, we will all be taking that exam that we have been preparing for. For now, let us focus on our goals. Keep studying and be consistent.
That license is waiting for you! ❤️
That first graph really hit me to motivate and re-think about what i do. I go to Virginia tech studying electrical engineering and it is just way too hard and im not even sure if this is the right way. I really hope if im doing it right
@@samuelp4065how did it go bro?
@@bichs_slayer6068 oh its going well. Although I chose to do for my master's degree Computer Engineering with a focus in computer vision, I had a great experience learning electrical engineering as a undergraduate.
First year computer engineering student at Cal Poly SLO! Love these videos my dude
I went to cal poly for EE! Best of luck man!
Isn't Cal Poly one of the best looking campuses or something?
I have not heard of it being one of the best looking campuses, but I would not be surprised! I have heard that it is in one of the happiest cities in America and they have a renowned school for engineering
Yeah I never heard of it being the best looking but it was ranked the happiest city or one of the happiest cities. It's campus is awesome in my opinion though and they have a great engineering program for sure.
How was year one?
Never watched a video that's so detailed before
Ide love to do this, I’m just unsure if I have the capability
You sure have it man
Everyone has the capability. It’s just a matter of how much you want it, and how hard are you willing to work for it. You have to have a love for it. That Love can be developed while you’re first working at it, or at anytime rather; but you have to do what you love. That’s where your purpose comes from.
@@keyshaunmeeks8499 i failed algebra and have never done calculus. I failed my last year of physics. These are all prerequisites of getting into engineering.
You and everyone else bro. I'm a mechanical engineer. Just listen to your advisor, make a 4 year schedule plan, study the lecture a day before it's delivered, and go
If you can see it in your mind, you can bring it forth into reality. Don’t let that mindset hinder your personal progress and development, brother. After all, it is a mindset and well, you can change your mind. Much luck to you!
I really wish to be an electrical engineer soon!! I figured that I can use my prior experience being on a competitive robotics team to help me out with it as well. I've always been interested in this field and I didn't realize there were different types of electrical engineering 😱
Good video! Also, all EE students at my school had to take a couple programming classes. This should be required everywhere. Having programming knowledge is imperative as it complements your skills with embedded systems, signal processing, controls, and many other engineering disciplines. EE and computer science are actually much more related than people think, I actually double majored in them because they overlapped enough.
this was a really helpful video, I am looking at entering school for this degree when in the next year, and this has really excited me.
What did You end up choosing ?
How did it go bro?
This video was really really helpful. Thanks a lot. This is the kind of info that should be wide spread among high school students and freshers in tertiary institutions
You forgot to say about the main subject -"ELECTRICAL MACHINES" ( Its about alternators ,motors and synchronous machines)
Electric machines falls under power, as it covers things such as rectifiers, transformers, and magnetic circuits which make up the inner workings of dc and ac motors
I see many back to Uni at different age. I am 40 with a BSc and MA in Business, with my own company but I start EE in BSc in couple of days! Exciting and scary in the same time. Some years ago I swore I would not be back to uni anymore... and here I go!! EE is the only engineering field where you dont need drawing skills. I have none! Engineers are cool - they make the world go forward!
Wow that's amazing! Congrats and good luck! I always tell myself that I will go back to school for civil and/or mechanical engineering and I'm in school right now lol
Is this true? I'm very reluctant to go into mechanical engineering because of all the drawing. If your comment is true, electrical engineering might be the one for me.
Thank you for this video, its awesome! It helped me regain some motivation even if i'm already in my early stages of my major :) Love you!
As an Eletrical ingeniering student i must say that this video was extremely accurate interms of our current an future courses. A very good video to watch for people who is interested in the electrical engineering.
The information you’ve provided with all these videos is so helpful, please keep up the good work
You Zach Star have got the best engineering degree overviews on UA-cam that I've seen by far. I really love how you break everything down in such simply terms and it is really giving me a lot of insight on what I should do in life. With that being said I'm still a little hung up on whether I should do Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. That right now is my biggest toss up with what major I should go with.
At first I was leaning on the Computer Engineering side. However, this video is really making me lean towards the Electrical Engineering side. So I guess I need at least one more video on the types of classes that Computer Engineers take and if I see that then maybe I will be able to make a decision.
Electrical engineering is a field of technical research and application related to electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. This field became the first important and career-related formation of it in the late 19th century after telegraph and electricity power supply entered commercialization.
Electrical engineering is more than what you mentioned here. Additional comprehensive specialties and interdisciplinary ones: Qunatum computing, Detection/Estimation, MIMO signal processing, PNT, Radar Systems, Robotics, Acoustic Signal Engineering, Computational EM, photonics, Lasers, magnetohydrodynamics "plasma physics".
Love your videos, very informative. I love it, keep up the amazing work.
Your explanation skill is really good. Thank you very much and keep up the good work.
Iam a electrical and electronics engineer (EEE) from INDIA.keep doing lot in our field
Just completed my Electrical engineering.what should I do to get an exciting carrier
Pleaaaase one like this for MECHATRONICS engineering😭
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MajorPrep, Can you make a video on Optical Engineering, the majors you should take to specialize in it, ir a job fields and stuff?
Thankyou, will reach you back once I finish my bachelors in electrical engineering.
Great content as always man, I gotta start tweeting out your channel on different people's pages to get you some more traffic because these are extremely useful to college students like me or even high school students and below. I think people should know that it is very difficult but that they are capable of a lot more than they think, it's not like every engineer and scientist was a genius or even exceptionally gifted. I'm studying Electrical Engineering and plan on working for a year or two then getting my PhD in Applied Physics. I wanted to ask you if you could do a video on undergraduate research? I'm very interested in doing that in the two summers during my actual Engineering program. (I'm doing my pre-reqs and getting my AA at Community College before I transfer to Uni.) Thanks mate, keep it up!
I'm glad this dude immediately started talking about the subfields of electrical engineering.
Very good video. Stressing WHY something is important to learn is key to understanding the subject matter. The video also does an EXCELLENT job of explaining what college is and isn't. College is meant to give you foundational knowledge in a certain area. Then you build expertise from there with further education and experience. Good job.
So I’m thinking of going back to school at 34 for an EE degree. I’ve now worked for 4 years as an RF test technician because I taught myself enough about electronics to pass the CETA certification to get my job. This video has made me realize that, as far as the coverage you provided, I actually have a good understanding of most of this stuff minus power supply circuits. I have done real world application and troubleshooting every day on these things. So thank you, my confidence in pursuing a degree just went way up. I just need to brush up on the math disciplines. I know that people have always said EE is difficult, but I didn’t know why exactly; because electricity is a weird concept or because even if you think you know electronics, you probably don’t? It seems like the former. Any more advice would be greatly appreciated. Great video
After finishing my bachelor in EEE i can agree that this video shows everything what I learn in college
Hello, hope you there. I need some advice from you!! Thankyouu
Hey bro. Please make a video on engineering physics(as a major in itself!). What are my career prospects, stuff I can learn etc???
I am almost one year away from getting my Electrician Journeyman’s license. I’ve been planning to pursue an EE program for a few years now, but I wanted to get some field experience to learn more about how all of this applies to the real world. Super nervous about the math but I’m super excited! Excellent video!
You’re about to be shook
thanks men. thanks to you and your videos i decided to choose my right major.
Hi +MajorPrep can you do a separate video for Electronics Engineering (ECE)? Because I think it covers a different topic than Electrical Engineering. Your response will be appreciated. :)
I wish I knew this when taking this course...now I have complete my 1 year..only 3 more years to go thank for the info
Awesome video, thank you for your work! Please do lots more electrical engineering videos
Again man, love your videos, especially this one since I'm an EE student haha. Just wanted to throw out some ideas for future videos. I realize that I can't remember every video you've done so I may repeat something you've already covered. Fair warning, I put down a decent amount but I love your content and the way you present topics so I know they would be great.
1. Undergraduate Research, including research in related but different fields from your major and how to get accepted for it.
2. I would LOVE for you to do a video on Game Theory and Probability and Statistics and their importance in fields of Engineering, Physics, and other domains of science. It's something I'm trying to learn the basics of on my own and is unbelievably important and relevant in every branch of society.
3. Another video on Artificial Intelligence and some of the specific problems like the alignment problem.
4. Maybe some tips on getting into Grad school, specifically, can an Engineer study physics in grad school and vice versa?
5. The emerging and increasing importance of programming and computer science across many fields of science and how you can learn some of that stuff on your own.
6. Maybe a video on Quantum Computing and what you might study to work in that field?
7. Plasma Physics, specifically what you need to study to work on Nuclear Fusion research.
8. Genetics, specifically with a view to working in research areas like CRISPR.
9. Economics.
10. Cognitive Science.
11. Nuclear Physics and Engineering. (Can't remember if you've done a video on this one or not.)
Ok that's all I can think of haha. Thanks again for the content.
Seriously appreciate this comment. Sometimes I’m trying to think of a video and I search through comments to get some ideas. I’m copying all this into my list of potential videos.
MajorPrep Awesome man, glad I could help.
@@zachstar I'm also an EE student half way through the major. I think a thorough video about Fourier series and transform could help, not only me but actually a lot of other engineering majors, since that's a topic of math.
Great video, covered all the bases and pretty accurate across the board
Hi. Years ago, in 1994, in my Junior year of high school, solar energy sparked my interests and I competed in the General Science category of the 16th annual Plainfield High School district wide Science Fair, and won the first place prize because of the execution and inquisition of my mock solar energy project.
Fast forward to today, after paying off my debts to two colleges I attended in my city, I'll have the clearance to return to college & complete my studies in math, going successfully as far as Calculus III, but losing patience and focus in my studies due to a lack of discipline.
Change, however, is the 1 constant in life, & within the last decade, I've been reinvigorated in graduating with a Bachelors degree. Preferably in Engineering, now after THIS video, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, learning if & how I can aid humanity by developing skills dealing with the Solar Power sector of technology. As a humble returning collegiate student, I NOW possess the discipline, desire, the drive, priority, and dedication to match the ability to see this serious work to completion. So?
What courses must I prioritize and what must I consider (besides a relocation to California) to pursue a career in Electrical Engineering?
Do a video like this for computer engineering
Alhussein Mohamed done already ua-cam.com/video/avZTQgLs064/v-deo.html
Please!
Say please
What a brilliant way of explaining how we academically approach electrical engineering :)
Love your video! Do more EE and EET videos please!
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It involves the design, development, testing, and deployment of electrical systems, devices, and technologies. Electrical engineers work on a wide range of applications, from small electronic devices to large-scale power generation and distribution systems.
Here are 10 ultimate things to know about electrical engineering and its categories:
1. *Circuits and Electronics*: Understanding circuit analysis, electronic components, and device physics.
2. *Electromagnetism*: Grasping electromagnetic theory, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves.
3. *Control Systems*: Knowing control system design, modeling, and analysis, as well as control strategies and algorithms.
4. *Power Systems*: Understanding power generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization, including power system protection and control.
5. *Signal Processing*: Familiarity with signal processing techniques, including filtering, transforms, and signal analysis.
6. *Communication Systems*: Knowledge of communication systems, including analog and digital communications, modulation, and information theory.
7. *Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems*: Understanding microcontroller architecture, programming, and applications, as well as embedded system design.
8. *Computer Networks*: Knowing computer network fundamentals, including network topologies, protocols, and network architecture.
9. *Instrumentation and Measurement*: Understanding measurement principles, sensors, and instrumentation, as well as data acquisition and analysis.
10. *Electrical Energy Conversion*: Grasping electrical energy conversion principles, including electric machines, drives, and power electronics.
Categories of Electrical Engineering:
1. *Power Engineering*: Deals with power generation, transmission, and distribution.
2. *Control and Instrumentation Engineering*: Focuses on control systems, instrumentation, and automation.
3. *Electronics and Communication Engineering*: Encompasses electronic circuits, communication systems, and signal processing.
4. *Computer Engineering*: Covers computer hardware, software, and networking aspects.
5. *Instrumentation Engineering*: Concerned with measurement, sensors, and data acquisition.
6. *Electrical Machines and Drives*: Deals with electric machines, drives, and power electronics.
7. *Renewable Energy Engineering*: Focuses on solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources.
8. *Electrical Engineering Materials Science*: Explores materials used in electrical engineering applications.
9. *Biomedical Engineering*: Applies electrical engineering principles to medical applications.
10. *Nanotechnology*: Explores the application of electrical engineering principles to nanoscale devices and systems.
Remember, these categories often overlap, and electrical engineers may work across multiple areas throughout their careers.
I wish I saw this channel before going to college.
I'm 14 years old, and I was instantly interested in electricity and electronics when I was a kid. I LOVED electrical systems and electronics.
All I can say is thank you for the video, I hope that I'll get into university with electrical engineering
Just study hard and get good grades! The fact that you know what you want to do at 14 is a great thing man.
@@johnfedorov8089 thanks dude
@@vernoneatwell5449 Are you in university or still high school bro?
Can someone tell me , what is the difference between Rf engineering and telecomunication engineering or there is no difference !
Stuck in Trig... I'll keep pushing. Thanks for the awesome video!
Where you at now??
@@luisd5098 lol well I passed Trig with a B and then my videography took off and now I'm shooting videos. Didn't see it coming honestly.
@@i_am_seawolf oh sweet! So no more engineering??
The tech part of electrical engineering sold me. I hate coding but I'd love to work and design technology
in my country - India - most of the electrical / clectronics engineer pivot to careers in Computer /software industry so most just take the bare minimum subjects for their Bachelors and have electives / minors in dept like CS or Data Analytics - sad state of affairs but nowadays opportunities exist but restricted to vlsi domain and govt/state run utility companies has jobs in power domain . The ones who took ECE / EEE not because of just entrance exam cutoffs and are interested generally go to US or Europe for their masters and settle there.
It is much worse for civil , mechanical and chemical engineers as there is hardl any job in their domain.
can you do a tutorial on electrical engineering inventions and designing circuits?
This is an excellent video. Could you make one on electromagnetics engineering?
Pretty good summary - thank you (wish this was around in the 90's :)). BSEE Circuits & Systems; MSEE Signal Processing/Communications
I am surprised there are no CS courses for EE major! one should at least put C and Assembly, data structure/algorithm, CPU/SOC architecture and OS in.
Depends on the college, in sem 1 of second year we learned C++ & assembly, the rest i believe would be covered in sem 2
@@emilsobo both C and assembly are heavy duty time consuming courses, it’s not easy for someone with limited backgrounds to take both plus the equally heavy duty electrical/electronics courses in one semester. I think university should consider a 5 year curriculum with necessary CS and EE courses, but then again students may run out of patience and money. Probably learning a decent level of C and circuits, and calculus/linear algebra at high school, to get them out of the way is not bad an idea
In the Philippines, this is Electronics and Communication Engineering course, Electrical Engineering is all about higher voltage or Power Engineering
So universities there separate the major into different majors based on it's specializations? That's interesting.
In Mechatronics I learned the basics, like Parallel, Series, AC, and DC circuits, some mathematical equations and other integral stuff.
RickitySplitz in the uk that was 10th grade physics
I graduated in "Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering" in India and we literally studied all these lol, except 11:55 power. But we did have transformers and motors in 1st semester itself (not much in depth, because same subject was more focused on DC and AC circuits, no transients, it came later)
Electrical engineering is separate branch in my country, which is more focused on power. They learn Electrical machines in very depth (transformers, DC machines, induction machines and synchronous machines). Power systems (generation and distribution of power) and power electronics.
The transistor example at 10:50 is showing a BJT which is current controlled unlike a MOSFET which is the voltage controlled transistor.
I don't know if you usually take requests, but I am going into a really niche major in the fall and I would love to know a bit more about the jobs and practical applications of it going in. If you could do one of these style video about Photonics/Optical Engineering that would be really cool!
How’d it go?
Please do a video on engineering physics
Sometimes I really want to just give up and walk away from EE, but something, no matter how hard the labs or exams are, always brings me back.
This video has removed my doubts of being an electrical engineer
Great video! really sums up what knowledge is needed for this area of study without being overly simplified like most other videos describing what EE is
This video was really well done. Thank you!
I find it rather simple. Not _all simple,_ just that I already know so much about it. This would be a good major for me, since I've enjoyed doing just about all of this since I was, like 10.
Thanks ! It is an excellent explanation of Electrical Engineering.
I have been studying Maths and Physics in the last 8 years to be an E.Engineer .
Finally, it's crystal clear which area of E.E. apply all that Maths and Physics techniques/equations.
I would need a 24 hour a day tutor to understand engineering math
And one for English too (jk)
Thank you so much for the video! It is really informative.
Great and helpful content as always!
In some applications it's finding where the neutral was backfed to ground. I have seen huge blue fire balls in some facilities.
Thanks for the video Zach. I'm interested in creating/designing computer devices etc. I pressume this field would be perfect for me. I'm already working in IT but interested in learning this field to branch out a bit.
Great video again! Very informative. Can you do some videos on environmental engineering as well ? :)
I know you already did a few videos on mechanical engineering, but can you do one on mechanical engineering Technology?
Yes please more on mechanical engineering
Great video! People who are thinking of going to EE should check this video out before making a decision
Amazing. I am just a highschool student and I want to be an electrical engineer. I am beginning the journey.
Thank you Zach this is really informative wanted to get in to the field when I was younger but for one reason or another never did 👍🏼😁 this is great
Sir please make a video on the difference between electronical engineering and electronic engineering
Its scary that youtube recommended me this, since I was thinking of taking this major.
Hey could you do some more videos on some of the sciences such as Chemistry, or Biology?
Do you think a phd is good to have as an Electrical engineer to maximize ur knowledge? I've almost finished my Master's thesis (Obd testing and microcontrollers) and I'm thinking of the next step
PhD’s are usually not recommended for engineers unless they want to become a university professor because most companies will see you as “too expensive”. Bradley Ridder on UA-cam made a video on this and I recommend you check it out.
@@NikeAirJordanGabes A Phd in engineering? You learn to do jobs on the job. I know for medicine people get Phd's because they want to become lead researchers or managers.
Ngl, you've opened my eyes to how interesting Engineering can be. The electives I chose were Physics and Software Engineering, so still STEM, but I had no idea about how much I liked these fields (except physics and somewhat math). I liked stuff like chemistry, software engineering, computer engineering, etc. but I didn't really LOVE something except physics. I also had no idea what jobs I would be able to get with these fields. Now I am switching my elective from SE to EE and it's basically the only subject I love as much as physics. Thank you
Yeah EE is essentially physics. SE is the highest paying degree though, and most in demand. But you’re doing what you love so congrats
@@McFlashh A little update, I'm planning to go into Physics PhD and maybe do a Math degree as well
I got into the Physics Olympiad Team, so I'm in a very good spot
@@dorol6375 What do you work as?
@@dorol6375 Bro just don’t do too many degrees, you don’t want to get in debt. Especially the way the world is moving at now, a degree will be less and less useful due to AI rapid growth
I want to be successful in this field so bad. Right now I’m not very strong in physics but I hope to change that in my first year of Uni
@zachstar Your videos have given me great insight into each engineering branch and it's cons and pros. It took me a lot of time to pick between mechanical and electrical engineering, I'm a bit more than halfway done with Mech Eng and couldn't be happier. But I still am very interested in electrical engineering and it's systems implementations. I'm going to take electromechanical systems FEA as electives. That will help me dip my toes in it. But I am debating if I should get a masters in Mechatronics or go back in a few years to get an electrical engineering degree as well. I have looked everywhere and asked some advisors and professors about this, did not get much insight into my dilemma, and decided to come here to ask your opinion. What would you say is the best approach?