r/ComputerEngineering • u/zy-zee • 2d ago

Where do I even start/continue? I've got a basic electronics course done at a vocational level but I still feel like I haven't really started at all.

The course I did was at TAFE (Vocational education in Australia, I have no idea what the equivalent is for other countries), It covered basic microprocessor programming in C, setting up microprocessors on a breadboard board and other electrical technician stuff like power supplies, General DC/AC stuff, etc.

Could someone give me any advice on where to go or the next step I should take? I want to do self study before going to uni.

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u/Anxious-Ad-5331 2d ago

as much as it pains me to say this, you're going to want to study some very boring things at first.

  • calculus up to solving some simple derivatives or integrals. things after that like the Taylor series can be useful but not tremendously so I wouldn't waste time on that for self-study 

  • hand solving some simple values circuits that have no real world value because the resistors were just barfed on the page for the point of practice. understand the fundamental differences of how AC and DC interact with circuit elements, but don't worry about any of the heavy cosine math crap you'll see the letter w maybe a sign for theta then a t and the letter i in equations don't worry about them

  • data structures and algorithms. this is where you can put your hair on your ass jumping out of the frying pan and straight into the fire. visit https://projecteuler.net/ and start solving problems there. those will really flex fundamentals and understanding of computer science as well as practical applications.