engineering is for people with interest and abilities in.....?????

Answer 1

Generally, if you have a strong interest in how things work, enjoy solving puzzles, enjoy working out math problems, and have a general interest in science, then Engineering is something that you may find interesting as a career. If you are in high school, you should take as many math and science classes as you can but balance these with language arts classes as well.

Engineering encompasses many skills and covers both broad fields of study as well as extremely specialized areas. Broad fields of study include engineering degrees in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, etc. Each of these engineering fields usually have specialty areas in which the engineer chooses to devote more attention in classwork as well as in practice. There are generalists as well and most engineering degrees provide a basis of exposure to all of the specialty areas within the field covered by the degree in an undergraduate program of study.

I can write most knowledgably about Electrical Engineering since this is my chosen field. Examples of specialties within the field of Electrical Engineering include communications, semiconductors, computers, electrical machines, power transmission, analog circuit design, digital circuit design, microprocessor design, control theory, antenna design, etc. I chose to concentrate more attention on analog and digital circuit design. I chose this area because in Junior high school, I became an electronics hobbyist by playing with a Radio Shack "100 in 1" kit and reading electronics hobbyist magazines like Popular Electronics and Radio Electronics. I basically knew that I wanted to be an Electrical Engineer before I was in High School because it was my hobby and I wanted to understand how the circuits I was building worked.

In addition to the universal emphasis on skills in mathematics and science, many engineers will also need to develop good skills in communications, both written and verbal, as well as in management. Engineers typically begin a career in design and rapidly find themselves leading projects which involve coordinating various company resources, interacting with customers, and interfacing with company management.

As a career, Engineering is satisfying, both financially and in terms of pure enjoyment as a puzzle-solving type of endeavor. I highly recommend Engineering careers, but I am a bit biased... :)

Answer 2

Engineering is for people with interest and abilities in applied science. Some work in very narrow fields such as designing a better bolt or resistor to very broad fields such as understanding how all the components of a huge power plant work together to produce electricity on demand. Often it is possible to learn something new each and every day as science advances and must be incorporated into end products.

Answer 3

It is also noteworthy to point out that there are 1000's of fields having to do with engineering, so you can be interested in almost anything and still be considered an engineer...however, yes, it is a very design, math and science based field...for example, I'm a civil engineer, and I spend a lot of my time working with computers, physics concepts, math, biology and several other fields...so, if you think you can handle the work, assuming that's why you're asking, go for it..

Answer 4

If you like math, are creative, like to solve puzzles, and like to figure out how things work then you would make a good engineer.

There is a stereotype about engineers that they are very shy and not really people persons. That is often true, but good people skills are as important for engineers as any one else. There is a good joke about engineers:

How can you tell an introverted engineer from an extroverted engineer? The introverted engineer will look at her shoes when she is talking to you. The extroverted engineer will look at your shoes. :)

Answer 5

It is for people who like to design and build their projects. It is a growing career because the starting pay for an engineer is very good. Engineering require inteligence and that you are good with math. If you look at the skyscrapers of New York and Tokyo and think to yourself, "I could have done so much better!", "Look at all these great Ideas I have that would make that safer and more affordable", or "Wow! Wish I could do that!"

Answer 6

You were born with it.

Math somehow seems fun, rather than an obstacle.

Things exist as pieces working toward a whole. The whole is interesting, but the pieces and how they work together are the story.

Engineers are the people who make everything work. Scientists tell us what's possible, engineers make everything possible into real objects.

Answer 7

You have to be good in math, science, and enjoy tinkering. Its also has somewhat of an artistic side because almost anything that anyone designs must be pleasing to the eye. so if you like math, like building things, and are somewhat creative, you could probably be an engineer.

Answer 8

it's a lot of problem solving and design. though, as someone said, there are pretty much an infinite number of things you can do with it. i'm a chemical engineer, and i improve/develop new products for a paper/building products company. my classmates from university are doing things ranging from regulating nuclear facilities to developing new products for frito lay/loreal/any number of companies.

Answer 9

Mathematics and Science!

Answer 10

Nuts, bolts, and mechanics