[ 3 / biz / cgl / ck / diy / fa / ic / jp / lit / sci / vr / vt ] [ index / top / reports ] [ become a patron ] [ status ]
2023-11: Warosu is now out of extended maintenance.

/sci/ - Science & Math

View post   
File: 735 KB, 2999x2039, 1344737646651.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5067778 No.5067778[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

Mechanical Engineering
Vs
Chemical Engineering
Vs
Physics
Vs
Computer Engineering
Vs
Chemistry
Vs
Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Vs
Engineering Physics/Science

Why?

>> No.5067782
File: 18 KB, 307x339, ngbbs49a2297834ae4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5067782

Tubes Engineering

>> No.5067783

What you love, because dildos.

>> No.5067786

How on earth could one of those be the "best"? How could you possibly think there is an answer to that question?

>> No.5067792

The one you hate the most.

>> No.5067795

>>5067778
It depends is you are homosexual or not?

If you enjoy the cock, then any engineering will do.

>> No.5067798

OP is trying to make us fight but clearly /sci/ is too mature for this shit.

Who am I kidding, engineers suck dicks.

>> No.5067802

>>5067798
>implying engineers don't take it in the ass

>> No.5067811

Best is a subjecive term. Interpret it as you will.

>> No.5067844

CIVIL ENGINEERING

>> No.5067855

Computer Engineering reporting in

>> No.5067859

>>5067844
is good for dick sucking

>> No.5067900

Mechanical Engineering--> If you loved physics 1
Vs
Chemical Engineering-->if you like chemistry
Vs
Physics--> If you want to spend your life teaching/ doing research in a university
Vs
Computer Engineering--> if you love programming/computer language
Vs
Chemistry-->if you're a faggot
Vs
Electrical/Electronics Engineering-->if you're good at math
Vs
Engineering Physics/Science--> If you want to do research in a universtiy

>> No.5067905

Really comes down to what you want to do with your life.

Chemical Engineering is where the money is, and always will be.

Mechanical engineering is just plain more fun IMHO, you get to solve a lot of real world problems.

Physics is lame unless your goal is to be an academia your whole life

Computer Engineering is going to be a lot of sitting in cubicles and meetings and reading paperwork while never really seeming to do any actual useful work.

Chemistry itself is too broad, you need to be specialized.

>> No.5068023

Geology. Fucking rocks man

>> No.5068029

>>5067905
>a lot of sitting in cubicles and meetings and reading paperwork
I hate to break it to you but this is most jobs, and certainly most engineering jobs.

>> No.5068055

>>5068023
My cousin is a geologist. He said whenever he goes on overnight trips to look at rocks, he finds a high up place and rolls rocks onto people's tents.

>> No.5068077

If you're too much of a faggot to understand chemistry then try engineering. You then have access to the enormous self-pity eng circlejerk.

>> No.5068081

>>5068077
>engineering
>easier than chemistry

wat

>> No.5068122

why is Chemical Engineering the master race?

>> No.5068153

>>5068122
this thread is relevant to my interest.
What jobs can you go into from chemical engineering?
>friends uncle makes bombs for government.

>> No.5068155

>>5068122
Its where Money comes from.

>> No.5068156

>>5068153
Well thats the thing, on some level or other, literally everything involves chemical engineering.. and chemicals are *consumable*.

You design a machine right, the thing wont need to be replaced for 30 years. You make a chemical right, you'll be replacing it endlessly.

>> No.5068171

>>5068156
right right.
so pretty much there are new things popping up everywhere.
Mechanical engineering seems fun.
Not too worried about doing a job just for the money, however it is somewhat important.
Any links for good information on these topics?

>> No.5068190

>>5068122

from wikipedia

"Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science (e.g., chemistry and physics), and life sciences (e.g., biology, microbiology and biochemistry) with mathematics and economics"

You need to take advanced courses in a bunch fields that are not your own, to do your own field. Also fucking oil money.

>> No.5068287

>>5067778

Electrical Engineers make the most money per hour of work. Others might bring home more net, but they work alot of overtime.

>> No.5068368

>>5068287

Not true for Chemical Engineers. My father is a chemical engineer at glaxo-welcome, and he never works a 40 hour week.

>> No.5068474

>>5067844
>implying

>> No.5068508

>>5068474

what do you mean? meme arrows confuse the shit out of me lol

>> No.5068515

>>5068508
>meme arrows

>> No.5068525

>>5068508
Bahahahahahaha 8/10.

>> No.5068541

>>5068515

HA HA HA

now explain it, geneus.

>> No.5068550

I'm in nuclear engineering. we make a lot, and it's the most physic-sy engineering.

mining at the school I go to (missouri S&T) is super easy and they make like 70K starting

>> No.5068562

>>5068550
Which of the OP's list would contain Nuclear Engineering?

>> No.5068574

>>5068562

nothing. it is being phased out worldwide.

>> No.5069594

>>5068562
MechE maybe?

>> No.5069609

>>5067778
Everyone is different and has different hobbies, you should have had a well-rounded enough education in highschool to experience chemistry (and hopefully physics, maybe comp sci if you were lucky like me), if not you should watch science documentaries and find out whats the most interesting for you.

I'm a math major, second choice would be physics, 3rd choice mechanical ( i love tuned cars and I know I could get a job somewhere (not mechanic, more like designing)).

but those choices are tailored to m y personality, hobbies, and beliefs about what kind of knowledge can best suit me in the world. picking you're major is a huge choice, its a life decision unless you plan on getting another bachelor's later...

>> No.5069610

battery engineering

>> No.5069616

>>5069609

and I somehow fucked up your*

discrediting my entire post

>> No.5069856

If you want to make the cash, just do Computer Science (not Engineering) assuming you're going to a decent uni

>> No.5069943

>>5069856
Why have programming as the center of one's education? Wy not just have I as an added ability tacked on to one's education in another area?

>> No.5069964

What are the main differences between Computer Science and Computer Engineering?

>> No.5069976
File: 689 KB, 1694x1092, is-your-bachelors-degree-worth-it_50290b8bc1a49.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5069976

where the real money is

>> No.5069978

>>5069964
Software vs hardware, maybe, but I'm no expert.

>> No.5069981
File: 47 KB, 590x307, petroleum-engineer-is-the-highest-paying-major-with-median-earnings-of-120k.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5069981

>>5069976

>> No.5070047

>>5069964
Computer Engineering: Focused on Hardware, more practical, covers many fields besides computers (Electrical, Materials resistance, electronics, mechanics, and yes, programming).

Computer Science: Focused on Software, more theory-based, more specialized.

>> No.5070055

NukE master race here.

Nuclear Engineering itself is a subset of Chemical Engineering. There is a wide array of sublevels of each of the 7-10 main engineering list.

>> No.5070077

>>5070055

Agreed. Studied physics for undergrad. Started nuclear graduate program this fall. Guaranteed employment at graduation. Fuck yea

>> No.5070083

>>5069976
How will the demand for petroleum engineers be affected in the coming years (a decade, two decades...)

>> No.5070676

>>5070055
?http://nuclear.engr.utexas.edu/
?

>> No.5071010

>>5067778

I tried to get into EE but my grades were too low, so I had to settle for ME, which suited my abilities better.

The ironic thing is that I have a job at Perkin-Elmer now, and have three EE's reporting to me.

Fucking karma is a bitch :D

>> No.5071032

MEfag here. Do what you like to do. If you like soldering and burning your hands all day, do electrical. If you like ANSYS/AutoCAD and construction internships, do Civil. If you like to sit in front of a computer all day, Computer Eng. If you like to blow shit up, Physics and Chemistry. If you like fluid mechanics, Chemical.

>> No.5071035

>>5071032
Also EEs have this fetish for building dangerous shit that can easily kill them via electrocution. The one I worked with before in power lab was completely fucking insane, in like a pyromaniac way.

>> No.5071136

>>5067778

Chem Eng.

/thread

>> No.5071212

>>5071136

NOPE! Industrial Eng is the future.

>> No.5071306

Biology here. HOpe I get a job when i graduate.

>> No.5071351

First year physis student here. I'll never get a job or stay here forever, right? ;_;

>> No.5071393

>>5067778
> best
You should reevaluate your life.

>> No.5071607

>>5071306
>biology

>> No.5073140

>>5071032
>If you like soldering and burning your hands all day, do electrical.
Is that really true?

>> No.5073161

>>5070676

No, Penn State.

>> No.5073164

Anyone who isn't a mathematics major is a homo and a loser.

>> No.5073175

>actually doing computer engineering

OH GOD MY FUNCTIONS

I believe you mean "Software Engineering", aka what you would get a job in. Actually, you probably could just learn it as a CS major, and have more marketable skills too.

Physics reporting in.

>> No.5073206

I'm CS thinking about switching to ChE. How much harder is it?

>> No.5073266

>>5073206
like....a lot
at least 3

>> No.5073269

>>5067778
Ancientfag here, nearing the end of a Chem Eng career. I liked the variety; course inluded elements of:

Electrical engineering
Computer science
Civil engineering
Mechanical engineering
Structural engineering
Economics

and of course math, physics, organic, inorganic & physical chemistry, industrial law

All this aside from the "core" subjects of reaction engineering, process control, metallurgy etc

In my working life I have been involved in mines, microelectronics, offshore petroleum facilities, acoustic research, emergency vehicle design, writing process simulation packages, legal metrology to name a few.

I regard the Chem Eng degree as a "jack-of-all-trades, master of none" qualification, and this generality is probably why it is sought after and pays well.

>> No.5073283

>>5073206
Don't know - I arrogantly picked Chem Eng because someone said it was the hardest all those years ago, but Comp Sci was barely a discipline then. I found it (CE) challenging

>> No.5073309

Physics.
>Applies to, literally, everything.

>> No.5073339
File: 62 KB, 495x699, 1342377029873.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5073339

Which engineering is the most fun?

I'd assume aerospace engineering because rawkets

Also, which engineering will get me a job as a fucking astronaut if I'm physically and psychologically fit and healthy?

I want to go to space

>> No.5073362

>>5073269

BUT did you maek money and fuck bitches

>> No.5073371

>>5073362
He made dosh and fucked dudes

>> No.5073384

difference between software engineering, computer engineering, and computer science?
which one pays most in a couple of years?
high in demand and or low in supply in years to come?

>> No.5073545

>>5073161
I was saying that there, NucE is part of ME.

>> No.5073583

>>5073384
Computer Engineering: Focused on Hardware, more practical, covers many fields besides computers (Electrical, Materials resistance, electronics, mechanics, and yes, programming).

Computer Science: Focused on Software, more theory-based, more specialized than Computer Engineering, but more broad than software engineering. You'll really learn how computers work on the inside.

Software Engineering: Programming erryday. But really, design and Development of software. Whereas software engineering is interested specifically in making software, computer science tends to be oriented towards more theoretical or mathematical problems. Honestly, you're better off getting an Associate's degree if you're just going to make software

In my humble opinion, I would say CompE>C.S.>SoftwareE because of the skills you gain.

>> No.5073608

>>5067792

fernando?

>> No.5073623

I enjoyed the shit out of AP Chemistry in high school. How exactly would Chemical Engineering be different from the kind of stuff I studied then, and how does Nuclear Engineering compare to straight chemistry?

>> No.5073649

>>5068023
>mfw no one else got the joke

>> No.5073671
File: 7 KB, 252x240, 1323475568198.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5073671

>>5068023
I like zoology better. Fucking animals man.

>> No.5074095

>>5073623
Apparently, ChE is more TUBES and process engineerng, while Chemistry is more hands-on, local-level chemisry.

Ask someone else

>> No.5074104

>>5073384
CmpE will probably have the most consistent demand since it's more hardware/design based. Software engineering can be outsourced any fucking day.

>> No.5074134

BSME here. Do the one that you like the most. If you dont enjoy what you do, life is shit.

That being said, ME is probably the most employable, easiest to find sa job.

>> No.5074161

>>5074095
Confirmed. ChE's are "glorified plumbers"
It's all about heat and mass transfer, chemical kinetics and reactor design, plant design, etc. I'm only in mass balance right now, but I'm enjoying it.

>> No.5074871

>>5074161

physics god here

>> No.5075221

>>5074871

ME here.

>> No.5075244

>>5074871
>>5075221
Do you believe those are the best? Why?

>> No.5075255 [DELETED] 

Personally, I'm trying to get back into education after a long period of NEETdom to pursue either Marine Biology or Geology.

Kind of hard to get back into everything after such a long period ;_;

Do whatever you think is more enjoyable, they're all generally fine

>> No.5075405

Computer Engineering

because..


ROBOTS NIGGA
ROBOTS NIGGA
ROBTOBOOTOBOS NIGGGGGGGGGGGGGAAAAAA

>> No.5075495

do economics and statistics

>> No.5075507

biologist IQ 110 master race here AMA

>> No.5075536

>>5075507
if you were a real man you would be studying biophysics

>> No.5075542

>>5075536

same thing stupid

>> No.5075546

>>5075542
biology is more like remembering things

biophysics is more like figuring things out for biologists to remember

>> No.5075570

>>5075542
This is the most wrong thing I've seen all day.
And I just got done grading 50 undergraduate quizzes.
Biophysics requires intense problem solving abilities, a strong background in physical chemistry/chemical physics, and an intuitive mind to know how these physical properties affect biological systems.

Biologists name things. And then see who can remember the most things.

>> No.5075575

>>5075570

do you talk that sort of shit to you're students? biologists are the cornerstone and pinacle of all science, from phenotypes to ribonucleic acid

i have studied this

>> No.5075578

be a medic, you'll save lifes

>> No.5075618

>>5075575
I really don't hate biology, its a brilliant science.

I'm just bitter because of the hoards of mindless, memorization machines that have to take my intro courses to satisfy their pre-profesional studies, and almost every single one of them is a biology major (the competent ones are usually biochem).

I think I speak for all in the hard sciences when I say, pre-health students are some of the dullest beings on the face of the planet and who are utterly incapable of either critical or creative thought.
And they will be my doctor.
It honestly scares me.

>> No.5075616

>>5075578
You'll kill yourself before the chance.

>> No.5075639

>>5075575
Chemistry is the corner stone. Biologists are glorified label makers.

>> No.5075822

Everyone is raging about biology, what about microbiology? Molecular genetics?

>> No.5075836

>>5073623

NukE, you need to have your physics down pat. I haven't looked around to schools other than CA, PA, WV, and OH, but in all four of those states, the ones that do have Nuclear Engineering you will go through the same chem classes as those in ChemE, with Nuclear Physics on the side. Honestly, NukE is more physics than chemistry.

>> No.5075865

>>5075639
>Chemistry is the corner stone. Biologists are glorified label makers.
I'd like to see you derive a genome from first principles using only knowledge of chemical interactions between molecules.

Biology uses Chemistry yes, but it also studies phenomena that occur using chemistry that cannot be predicted or described using chemistry alone.

>> No.5075866

Computer Engineering is the future.

>> No.5075877

>>5075866
Computer Engineering is the present.

>> No.5075885

>>5075877
The present now was the future I described then, obviously.

>> No.5075895

>>5075885
There is no present
Everything you experience happened moments before

Time is a lie

>> No.5075898

>>5075895
2deep4me

>> No.5075918

>>5075618
god, as bio major who's pre-health.

this statement is so beyond true >.<
so many dumb people in this major...

>> No.5075928

I was originally in CompSci, then I switched over to CompE. Mostly because I like the theory and the application. Also because robots.

>> No.5075965

>>5075928
from what i've heard from my friends and family that are compE and compsci major, is that compE is the better choice, it has more job openings, because most companies looking for programmers and software engineers, also hire compE as well.

>> No.5077561

Alright, riddle me this:

CompE vs. EE

>> No.5077578

>>5077561
EE better no doubt.

>> No.5077613

Mechanical Engineering; build shit.

Chemical Engineering; build drugs for shit.

Physics; study and apply Physics.

Computer Engineering; build shit.

Chemistry; Pharmacist.

Electrical/Electronics Engineering; assembly line worker.

Engineering Physics/Science; be worthless cunt and tell everyone you meet "I'm an engineer!".

>> No.5077619

>>5077578
Why?

>> No.5077705

What the hell even IS Engineering Physics/Science?

>> No.5077734
File: 51 KB, 600x450, sleepypanda.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5077734

>Mechatronic Engineering
>CS+EE+MechE

>> No.5077759

>>5077734
>implying you can major in that
Which of OP's list would most closely fit that?

>> No.5077770

Which is the best for research?

>> No.5077824

>>5077734
lol that panda is really tired

>> No.5077834

No mention of biomedical? Isn't that one of the fastest growing fields, by far? Meeting the needs of an aging populace, etc.

>> No.5078282

EE

>> No.5078512

>>5077824
But it's a koala

>> No.5078527

>>5078512

no koalas are not bears anymore so taht will be a panda bear from china or monoloida

>> No.5078548

>>5077613

you need a degree in Pharmacy to become a Pharmacist not Chemistry

>> No.5078561

>>5078548

you can work at a pharmacy without being a doctor. my sister does.

>> No.5078619

>>5077613
Which built shit is better, CompE or ME?

>> No.5078630

>>5078619

ME built shit is far superior to CompE built shit.

>> No.5078717

>>5078630
How so?

>> No.5078728

>>5069976
>>5069981
I love that charts (and threads) like these always neglect to mention the geosciences, where the average pay for recent graduates is around 90k/yr.

I guess no one understands what I do ;_;

>> No.5079752

>>5078728
Pay isn't everything. If it was, everyone would go petroleum engineering.

>> No.5079775

>>5077834

Use mechEng to buid euthanasia machines.

No more worthless ageing population....perhaps we could even process them into some kind of useful fertiliser/foodstuff.

>> No.5079787

>>5077561
At that point, you might as well double-major instead of splitting hairs. At most schools, those degrees are only a few credits away from each other.

>> No.5079826

>>5079752
Not him, but the larger point is that an entire field is often neglected, despite its immense importance. I think most people, even some scientists, think of the geosciences as something you learn when you're in elementary school despite the field requiring a fairly sophisticated knowledge of physics, chemistry and mathematics.

>> No.5079835

>>5078728
I feel ya bro, Geophysics here.

>> No.5079950

>>5079826
>Elementary school
Hah, no. In Elementary school, there was Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth Science. Even then, I knew that Physical Science was for me. While I do see that now, later in life, people consider the first two as the two most important of the three and leave Earth Science to rot, I still consider it just as high as the other two. Don't sweat it.

>> No.5079959

>2012
>not nanotech or biotech

>> No.5080142

>>5079835
We are a well kept secret.

>> No.5080149

EE is going to be the future you guys, srs

Think about it, everything is becoming digitized and becoming controlled by computers/software, automation is going to be huge in the future with robotics, and our (United States') power infrastructure is going to see huge changes in the next 10-20 years.

Power demand goes up every year, and the current power infrastructure can't handle all the demand. That means a lot of work to be done in the power industry, especially as smart grids and renewable energies become more prevalent. Plus, the majority of engineers in the power industry will be retiring within the next 10 years, so there will be lots of jobs/higher positions to be filled.

You heard it here first

>> No.5080260

>>5078561
Damn you're retarded

>> No.5080407

>>5080149
Yeah, telecommunications is fucking crazy at the moment. Power is also going to be fucking insane in the near future. Too bad power is boring as fuck!

>> No.5080498

>>5080407

Power = Mechanical/Electrical engineering

>> No.5080501

>>5079826 physics, chemistry and mathematics
>average science

>> No.5080866

>>5077759
You can do a triple major or double major + minor, or major + double minor or any variety of these with multi-degrees in those three in some schools

>> No.5080885

>>5080866
>some schools
And there's the problem. Hell, even some top 10 Engineering schools don't allow you to double major in two engineering disciplines.

>> No.5080932

>>5080885
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirichlet_integral

>number 9 engineering school here. 5th in biomedical, my major. Allowed to double major, but nobody does it. Don't really need to.

>> No.5080977

Chemical and biomolecular engineering brah checking in. It's a hybrid between bioengineering and chem engineering. We take fluids, thermo, reactor design etc but also have a bunch of bio classes. I'll be taking bionanotechnology, biomaterials, and other courses alike.

I want to go to grad school for biomedical engineering. John's Hopkins is near me and has a sweet program, but I'm not sure if I'd get in to be honest. I wanna help people and shit ya know? Even if not I'd love to work for a pharmaceutical company.

>> No.5081363

>>5080932
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirichlet_integral
What was the point of posting this?

>> No.5081530

>>5080501
What?

>> No.5081542

>>5080885

Double major in engineering? You would easily put 2-3 more years onto your undergrad degree. Maybe if your school lets you do w/e you want and you can take 8-10 courses a semester you can finish earlier, but that is suicidal.

>> No.5081546

/sci/ help

I need to make a decision

what pick out of:

mining engineering
chemical engineering
geology/earth science

this is in australia mind you, I wish i could do nuclear engineering, ;_;

>> No.5081547

>>5081546
oh and materials science as well

>> No.5081577

Do ChemE in my opinion, Its the most versatile and lets you work in pretty much any industry.

We're sometimes called the "universal engineer" cause of this

>> No.5081588

ME4lyf

>> No.5081592

Chemistryfag studying @Universität Tübingen, Germany here... I pretty much love chemistry and the shit that comes with it. You have to learn and understand Math, Physics (especially the quantum part), parts of Biology (Biochemistry) and so on. But I think it's a really intereseting science, since you get and NEED insight on pretty much every other science... And you can do shit that actually does shit, be it drugs (also like medicaments), explosive shits, batteries, food supplements bla bla bla.. there is just SO much that you could do. It's a very broad science, so you have to specialize somewhere, since you sure as hell can't hold overview of every branch of chemistry...

You may ask me stuff, if you want to.

>> No.5081594

>>5081592
Not OP but i've always liked chemistry the best, but researching and overall job opportunities are pretty shit in my country for the sciences, so i sold out for chemical engineering.
Still taking a chemistry class each semester till 4th year, so its still quite good

>> No.5081627

>>5077734
>majoring in EE, ME, and CS
>implying you won't need to study for 8 hrs a day

>> No.5081768

Why are physics never shown in the salary charts? How much do they make?

>> No.5082293

>>5081577
I thought that was ME?

>> No.5082307

If there was an objectively best choice and it was so easily identified that even a bunch of idiot 4channers could do so, nobody would study anything except that particular field.

>> No.5082421

>>5082307
This thread is about opinions and the reasons for possessing those opinions.

>> No.5082438

>>5068023
>rocks
>rocks
>rocks
Jesus Christ Marie.

>> No.5082466

Thought about doing a degree in Pharmacy then doing a PhD in pharmacology. Thought /sci/?

I want to make the mega-dosh

>> No.5083116

*cough*

>> No.5083157

>>5082466
Pharma industry's not declining yet, but it's going to be soon if the discovery rate stays flat. I'd go straight for the PhD, because that way you're more likely to have gotten your investment back when/if the industry falls apart.

>> No.5083337

>>5070083
I'd also like to know as well please.

>> No.5083344

>>5073266
at least 3/10

>> No.5083376

>>5081768
-50k a year as grad students.

>> No.5083408
File: 92 KB, 499x612, 1334970469622.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5083408

>>5067900

>Chemical Engineering-->if you like chemistry

>> No.5083420

>>5083376
I hear if you finally get that Ph.D. you can become a post-doc and make twice as much!

>> No.5083558

How does chemical engineering compare to materials science?

>> No.5084296

How do structural engineers do?
UK here, I have the option of getting my bachelors in Structural and taking that to an Aerospace Engineering Masters.

>> No.5084358

Data Science

>> No.5084407

i just started as an Electrical Engineer, how fucked am I?

>> No.5084460

i think it depends on what do you want to gain.
Engineering gives more cash, but is less challenging and you want learn much, just applied stuff. On the other hand physics and chemistry are more challenging, with more knowledge but much worse salaries and job opportunities

>> No.5084489 [DELETED] 

>>5084460

incorrect generalizations abound.

>> No.5084497

A poster in the physics building at my undergrad institution listed a bunch of majors by their starting salary. The top was computer engineering followed by electrical engineering, followed by mechanical engineering, followed by physics. Computer engineering was low 50k, physics was mid 40k.

I couldn't cite this info now if you wanted me to, so take it for what it's worth.

>> No.5084720

>>5084460
There are many reasons to go into engineering. Money is not one of them.

>> No.5084735

>>5067900
Electrical/electronics engineering has a lot of programming too.

If i were op i would go into the rubber industry, rubber the most complicated material in the world.

>> No.5084741

For someone really good at maths, are you better off going into one of these fields or into maths or something maths based? Also, I hear it's only worth doing a maths degree if you go the whole way and get a Ph.D. Is this fair?

>> No.5084764

>>5084720

Seriously. The money is a side effect for the incredibly difficult academic and moral problems engineers face.

>> No.5084770

>>5084764
>moral problems

I understand the rest, but can you elaborate?
What do you mean with moral problems?

>> No.5084803

Chemical engineer reporting in

I would seriously recommend it. I've always been a chemistry fan, screwing around my home making blackpowder / high explosives (nitrocellulose etc.). My second hobby is screwing around with computers.

My daily work is reading shitloads of datasheet, client specs and what not. We design large systems that most people dont even know that exist, and get to do a lot of work on site. If you want to design huge equipment processing 1.000.000 Nm3 of gas or thousands tons of steel a minute this is your job.

You need to know abit of everything, structural engineering, chemistry, control narritives (PLC's etc.) , safety issues etc.

>> No.5084844

>>5084770

There's a very significant amount of responsibility when it comes to engineering.

Engineers create things that the public has to trust on the engineer's knowledge will not harm anyone. When a civil engineer builds a bridge, it is not only their professional responsibility, but also their moral responsibility to make sure that the bridge is 100% perfect and safe.

Same thing applies to all branches of engineering. All engineers are morally bound to make absolutely certain that nothing they are involved in building can harm the public. In some cases engineers will have to risk their jobs by whistleblowing in regards to malpractices done by their employing company.

>> No.5084871

>>5084764
>>5084764
>>5084720

I agree, what is a different career that you could go into for the money?

>> No.5084872
File: 181 KB, 500x627, YalJr.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5084872

>>5084871
Didn't mean to sage

>> No.5085074

Where can someone with a degree in chemistry work? Is it like Physics where you are very likely to just stay at the university?

>> No.5085148
File: 2.67 MB, 2245x1054, 129549950596.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5085148

This thread only proves that /sci/ knows nothing about the different engineering shredouts.

Mechanical Engineering - Pretty broad career field, you could work on industrial machines, to robots, to cars.

Computer Engineering - Essentially just a sub-category of EE with more programming and emphasis on embedded systems. Fewer career prospects than an EE. The first 3 years of EE and CE are essentially the same.

Electrical/Electronics Engineering - Anything a CE can do an EE can do also. Very broad career field, you could be working on anything from generators to computer parts. Depends on your emphasis.

>> No.5085912

>>5085148
I thought that MechE had more to do with heat and such

>> No.5085921

Based on jobs?

Chemical Engineering. There's always demand and it pays well.

>> No.5086066

>>5071032
> If you like soldering and burning your hands all day, do electrical.
EEs don't typically do much soldering lmao. More like sitting around coding and using CADs.

>> No.5086077

>>5075405
You can get into robotics doing electrical or mechanical engineering as well.

>> No.5087473

>>5067778

Aerospace is the god tier, and is quite easy since there is little competition.

>> No.5087789

>>5087473
But isn't it really limiting?

>> No.5087847

>>5087789

not if you have at least a master's

>> No.5087875
File: 75 KB, 281x281, master race.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]
5087875

>>5084803