Ever thought about making your own video game? Or programmed your calculator to do the quadratic formula on its own in between math class and lunchtime? If you want to learn more about these things and more, just ask Aaron below!
Hey peeps.So, now that you know who I am, you’re probably ready to find out what electrical engineering and computer science is if you don’t already know.Electrical engineering is the practice of creating electrical devices and systems which aid human kind.Computer Science is the study and development of computer software, or programs.You can see how these are intertwined.Electrical engineers make the hardware for which computer scientists or software engineers create programs.I have posted a game that I made.You should check it out.EECS is more than video games though.It is used to make technical devices such as computers, cellular phones, calculators, and much more.Stay tuned for more projects on EECS and why it is important.
Now it’s your turn. See if you can start learning some programming. You can download compilers (this is what will run your programs) from several places. Try searching Google for Java, C++, C#, and other language compilers. You can visit http://www.microsoft.com/express/2005/ for Microsoft’s C++, C#, or J# compilers. I recommend C++, only because that’s the only one I would be able to teach you a lot about; however, if you wish to pick another language up, I can learn with you. Anyway, I digress. Download the compiler and install it on your computer. There should be tutorials for how to make your first program, most likely a “hello world” program. I know; it sounds weird, but every computer language uses it as its beginner program. If you have any problems feel free to ask me if the tutorial doesn’t help. Also the internet is a good source of information. So get to it! And before you know it, you’ll be writing programs to do calculations, mutate words, and if you’re dedicated, perhaps create a game or other large scale project.
Computer programming books are usually a good source for programming techniques as well. I suggest C++ for Dummies (No I’m not implying that you are dummies) and Sam’s Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours. If you don’t feel like begging your parents for money or coughing up the change yourself, look for them in your local library.
The first step in any engineering process is education. You can’t build something without knowing anything about it. So here’s what you can do; visit http://www.howstuffworks.com/ and snoop about. I suggest searching for electricity, dc motors, rail guns, and robotics. I found all of these pages interesting, so hopefully you will too. Go ahead and explore the website for other electrical devices and gadgets. And there you go! You’ve already started the process of engineering. Perhaps you can’t call yourself an engineer yet, but maybe a prospective engineer. Sure, it’s not the title you really want, but it’s good enough for now right? Besides, it’s better than nothing.
OK so I finally posted a few of my programs for you guys to check out. They are all available for download on my brand-spanking-new Google page. Just follow your nose… or this link: http://atruck11.googlepages.com/home. Have fun!
Hey guys. I just got back from doing a lab for my EECS introductory course. In lab I and a parnter built a robot “head” which could sense light, and then programmed a robot to find and follow a light source. It was a really cool experience. I hope you enjoy.
Hi all. MIT Insite is back for another semester. Some of your old favorites are back as sophomores with cool new projects. There’s also some new bloggers that you can get to know. And of course there is still plenty going on at MIT to share with you all. So from this point you have two choices: you can keep on reading this, or you can watch this sick intro video and other cool videos on the MIT Insite blogsite. Let the blogging begin!!!
