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Hafeez
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how could i know if i was good at anything involving electronics?
I'm never really sure of anything i question even the simplest of things even things i know are right i question i try my best to understand things if i don't i don't feel too good about myself especially if i try super hard i like to know things before i jump into anything #teacher # #career-counseling
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Jon Fineman
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Jon’s Answer
Electronics is a broad field. Are you interested in design, building, repair, or installation?
For myself I liked to take things apart to see how they work (still do). You can try building some circuits from electronics kits or the very popular Raspberry Pi or Arduino processors. The later two of course involve software in addition to hooking up external lights or relays to the microprocessor board.
Experimenting with do it yourself kits could fit right in with your interest to fully understand a topic. Kits can range from very simple to rather complicated circuits. Also there are many on-line articles to guide you though building a variety of projects.
For myself I liked to take things apart to see how they work (still do). You can try building some circuits from electronics kits or the very popular Raspberry Pi or Arduino processors. The later two of course involve software in addition to hooking up external lights or relays to the microprocessor board.
Experimenting with do it yourself kits could fit right in with your interest to fully understand a topic. Kits can range from very simple to rather complicated circuits. Also there are many on-line articles to guide you though building a variety of projects.
Thank you for responding i think id be interested in design and building maybe installation what would be the job of an electronic designer like what do they do when designing?
Hafeez
Electronics can be further divided into analog or digital. Analog was/is typically radio or amplifiers. Digital is often thought of as logic or control circuits for machinery. Both require a lot of math and for digital principals of logic (i.e. A and B or C).
Design can either be at the board level (i.e. selecting a pre-manufactured board or component and interfacing them together) or at the discrete component level (i.e. transistors, chips, and resistors).
Designing a product would entail gathering and understanding the requirements, selecting the components for performance, cost, and quality and then modelling it in one of the software tools. Then you would typically build a prototype. And of course since things rarely work the first time figure out what is wrong with it.
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Shairon Dunbar Butler
Network Engineer/ Technical Instructor
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Hi! Hafeez L,
To answer your question let’s start by defining Electronics: When we say electronics it can be interpreted in a couple of ways.
1. The actual study of electrons, voltage, resistance, currents in circuitry.
Electronics is the study of how to control the flow of electrons. It deals with circuits that are made with parts called components and connecting wires that control the flow of electricity and direct it to do useful things. ... and convert them into electric current and voltage signals.
2. Electronics meaning as in a device powered by electricity involving how it is used in various components i.e. TVs, Computers, Radios, and Phones etc.
As it is generally defined in Science (the branch of physics and technology concerned with the design of circuits using transistors and microchips, and with the behavior and movement of electrons in a semiconductor, conductor, vacuum, or gas.)
As it is defined in a device it could be a computer, cell phones medical equipment etc. ("electronics is seen as a growth industry" circuits or devices using transistors, microchips, and other components.)
To address your question there are many ways you can tell if electronics is a field you would be interested in follows:
If you are curious about how things such as computers, television, Cellphones and other items we currently use daily in our life work and are built. ( You already have a good start as you like to question the right of things)
Do you like to take things apart and put it back together?
Do you like to do puzzles or math problems?
Do you want to know how computers and technology works?
Do you dream of creating the next big device or component to change the world?
Because of advancements in our world today such as building more electric cars, finding alternate power resources; makes electronics a great field to get into. Electronics are involved in almost everything we do or use in our lives today. It branches off into so many different fields. And it is an exciting time to be living in.
There are lots of tutorials online (so many on YouTube) both simple and complex, I suggest that you watch a few and see if it catches your interest. Also try some simple experiments that you can find online. If possible and your school offers one get into a robotics class.
I hope this helped a bit. Electronics is an amazing and exciting field. It has many possibilities. You have received some very good feedback offering you good advice. I hope it will be helpful.
The only time you truly fail is if you never try. One of my favorite Quotes is by Henry Ford (Ford Motors) - Whether You Think You Can or Think You Can’t, You’re Right.
Best Wishes
To answer your question let’s start by defining Electronics: When we say electronics it can be interpreted in a couple of ways.
1. The actual study of electrons, voltage, resistance, currents in circuitry.
Electronics is the study of how to control the flow of electrons. It deals with circuits that are made with parts called components and connecting wires that control the flow of electricity and direct it to do useful things. ... and convert them into electric current and voltage signals.
2. Electronics meaning as in a device powered by electricity involving how it is used in various components i.e. TVs, Computers, Radios, and Phones etc.
As it is generally defined in Science (the branch of physics and technology concerned with the design of circuits using transistors and microchips, and with the behavior and movement of electrons in a semiconductor, conductor, vacuum, or gas.)
As it is defined in a device it could be a computer, cell phones medical equipment etc. ("electronics is seen as a growth industry" circuits or devices using transistors, microchips, and other components.)
To address your question there are many ways you can tell if electronics is a field you would be interested in follows:
If you are curious about how things such as computers, television, Cellphones and other items we currently use daily in our life work and are built. ( You already have a good start as you like to question the right of things)
Do you like to take things apart and put it back together?
Do you like to do puzzles or math problems?
Do you want to know how computers and technology works?
Do you dream of creating the next big device or component to change the world?
Because of advancements in our world today such as building more electric cars, finding alternate power resources; makes electronics a great field to get into. Electronics are involved in almost everything we do or use in our lives today. It branches off into so many different fields. And it is an exciting time to be living in.
There are lots of tutorials online (so many on YouTube) both simple and complex, I suggest that you watch a few and see if it catches your interest. Also try some simple experiments that you can find online. If possible and your school offers one get into a robotics class.
I hope this helped a bit. Electronics is an amazing and exciting field. It has many possibilities. You have received some very good feedback offering you good advice. I hope it will be helpful.
The only time you truly fail is if you never try. One of my favorite Quotes is by Henry Ford (Ford Motors) - Whether You Think You Can or Think You Can’t, You’re Right.
Best Wishes
Simeon Snow
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Simeon’s Answer
There are electronics toy sets that you can buy online and practice with at home. You don't have to be a protégée at electronics to do well with the skill set. Read, practice, and build your knowledge set over time. If you're that passionate about it, you'll be amazing at it in no time!
Melody Tharpe
Education - Teacher
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Melody’s Answer
Hello Hafeez,
Jon's answer is definitely helpful. As an educator, I tell my students to try and explore what interests them. If you are needing more about what the electronics field covers perhaps searching for two or three people who work in the field to job shadow them. Your parents, teachers or school counselor maybe able to arrange opportunities like this for you. Look for or start an electronics club so you have others along as you think about your place in electronics or if it is even a good fit for you. The self exploration kits are fine, but I sense you what to know more about yourself in electronics, not just how to do things in electronics at this point. Having others around to question and dig deeper is going to be a help to you. You may contact a local university to see if they have an electronics department. Then contact that department to see if there are student exploration groups they run. Be patient, ask questions of others and yourself and enjoy. If you find this tedious, hard or not worth it, then you may consider a small part close to electronics or another field entirely.
Jon's answer is definitely helpful. As an educator, I tell my students to try and explore what interests them. If you are needing more about what the electronics field covers perhaps searching for two or three people who work in the field to job shadow them. Your parents, teachers or school counselor maybe able to arrange opportunities like this for you. Look for or start an electronics club so you have others along as you think about your place in electronics or if it is even a good fit for you. The self exploration kits are fine, but I sense you what to know more about yourself in electronics, not just how to do things in electronics at this point. Having others around to question and dig deeper is going to be a help to you. You may contact a local university to see if they have an electronics department. Then contact that department to see if there are student exploration groups they run. Be patient, ask questions of others and yourself and enjoy. If you find this tedious, hard or not worth it, then you may consider a small part close to electronics or another field entirely.
Joe Portillo
I & E Tech
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Fort Worth, Texas
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Joe’s Answer
If you like trigonometry and physics then you might electronics . It is a very vast field but the basics are rooted in electrical theory .
The challenge is that you can’t really see electrons flowing through a circuit without test equipment to measure such.So , math becomes very important to realize the relationships of the components of the circuits . With a good understanding of physics , you can then build on that for a good understanding of electricity then onto electronics.Hope that this helps you.
The challenge is that you can’t really see electrons flowing through a circuit without test equipment to measure such.So , math becomes very important to realize the relationships of the components of the circuits . With a good understanding of physics , you can then build on that for a good understanding of electricity then onto electronics.Hope that this helps you.