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How fast is a beginner supposed to grow/learn/make?
vk6zgo:
--- Quote from: bjdhjy888 on September 20, 2019, 01:31:37 am ---I started to learn electornics since July, 2018. I knew high school physics and took some univeristy-level science courses before I began learning electronics engineering.
Now, I was wondering how much I should achieve by now. Am I being too slow?
To evaluate one's skills, I think it's fair and practical to judge him using his *works*.
Well, I can now make a PCB with STM32 and MPU-6050, though I am still troubleshooting its I2C, to read RX data on serial monitor.
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That's nice!
How much Electronics Theory have you learned? ;D
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So, how would you judge a beginner? How fast should he progress?
Thanks.
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RoGeorge:
--- Quote from: bjdhjy888 on September 20, 2019, 01:31:37 am ---I started to learn electornics since July, 2018. I knew high school physics and took some univeristy-level science courses before I began learning electronics engineering.
Now, I was wondering how much I should achieve by now. Am I being too slow?
To evaluate one's skills, I think it's fair and practical to judge him using his *works*.
Well, I can now make a PCB with STM32 and MPU-6050, though I am still troubleshooting its I2C, to read RX data on serial monitor.
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Not slow at all, you did great! :-+
BravoV:
And do not feel guilty to self, when you burnout throughout the journey, face it and live with it, and let it come back naturally, as natural as like your body muscles need to rest, after heavy contractions.
My 2 1/4 watt of resistors worth.
Rerouter:
The more you learn, the larger your concept of "electronics" grows, at some point programming, physics, chemistry and engineering begin to bleed in, So do not feel like you need to master everything, its like trying to memorize Wikipedia, changing every day and extremely vast in all directions,
Instead focus on chipping away at the topics that matter to you, you work a little outside your comfort zone, get used to it and wrap your head around it then continue. After you have done this for a while, you will begin to settle around functional blocks of software and hardware. that you have used in the past, know works, and can drop into a new design without much issue, these make it easier to work on more complex things in the future,
I2C / SPI was a hurdle for myself in the past, specifically AVR's slave select pin for SPI, but once you get it working, then for any future projects with similar hardware, you will be able to skip past and dig into the next challenge. This is why you still see projects based around very old low resource components when a more modern solution seems like a better option, When you have 2/3rds of what your trying to do already built and trusted for a past project, your preference shifts closer to that old part,
As to how I would judge a beginner, The only reliably metric is how willing they are to try something new, You will end up getting stuck at times trying to make your solution work vs trying a different solution, This is not to say that you should abandon things at the drop of a hat, but more when your trying to attack a problem, and are getting stuck, try looking at it from a few different angles, sometimes even rephrasing your questions will get you further,
And finally when you really find yourself stuck, you can put part of a project on hold, Its rare that a person is only working on 1 project or part of a project at a time, Taking a 15 minute walk outside, working on something different for a while or even a nights rest helps you stop stressing on that one part, and gives you some time to unpack it, and understand it, Even writing it out like your trying to explain the task to someone else can help you grasp what your missing. If you just double down on a single issue you can find yourself burnt out for a while.
GerryR:
As someone stated earlier, learn the math. That will give you a deeper understanding of what is going on, and you will be able to analyze circuits to find out what is going on. Also, if you are really committed to a particular area, try finding a job working with some seasoned engineers in that area; the best way to learn is by doing with some mentors to bounce ideas off of them.
If you go looking for work in a particular area, don't be afraid to tell them you are just a beginner; they will know anyway.
When I started out (48 years ago), I got into an area that didn't suit me, but I was up in salary, so trying to go in a different direction was a big decision. Well, I made the decision, took a cut in pay to get into the area I liked and got to learning and relearning electronics. As they say, the rest is history. I ended up self-employed, doing what I really like, for the last 28 years. You just have to be committed to your goals.
There is an old story about 3 frogs that fell into a jar of cream. Two of them drowned because they gave up kicking. The third walked out of the jar on the butter! "If life gives you a licking, keep on kicking, don't mutter an utter, for one more kick may bring the butter."
Have a great career!
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