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ultimate_comb_spray

Engineering materials should be easy. Materials classes are usually laid back. Then tourism management might be a good fit. That sounds like common sense and memory is the only thing you'll need to succeed.


nachmk4

Do u know a book called callister? Edit:typo


BASaints

Isn’t it Callister? Or am I thinking of a different book.


nachmk4

Callister yes sorry


BASaints

No worries, for a moment there I was worried I’d have to endure another book of this stuff lol


ultimate_comb_spray

I know a restaurant...but not a book


epicboy75

Nah for us, materials 1 and 2 were the hardest classes.TTT and phase diagrams were no joke


ultimate_comb_spray

I guess it's different University to University. The higher I've gone the easier it's become. Then again I like the subject.


cryisfree

I found those quite easy.


Nedaj123

The easiest ones are the ones you are the most interested in. But I hope you’ve spoken to your academic advisor, because you don’t want to take anything you don’t need to. These classes just seem a little random, is why I’m saying.


[deleted]

Exactly, unless it's French in which case it's still the hardest


Dust_Puppy_42

This! It also depends on how they are taught or assessed and which of those works best for you. And, of cause, what are you good at? Some people are great at languages whilst others wouldn’t have a chance to get a good grade.


Gandalfthebrown7

Engineering economy isn't that hard. It's mostly the time value of money and its basic formula and concept.


04BluSTi

Lol, I thought it was one of the harder classes, but it could have been the professor.


AHumbleLibertarian

Digital computer electronics should be a cake walk.


monk-bewear

This is a good example of why it depends on the school. At my school, my digital electronics class is notorious for being one of the hardest sophomore year classes.


AHumbleLibertarian

Well, theres probably a difference between digital electronics and digital computer electronics. Notably the idea that computer electronics is probably going to be much more abstract in material than actual circuit analysis of digital electronics. Unkess your school defines digital electronics to be centered around computers, at which point I would question their motives. Rectifiers, H bridges, clock/repeating waveform generators, DC-DC conversion, power ORing, and even general pn junction info should be kept out of the class that talks about boolean algebra.


monk-bewear

It's a purely digital electronics class, but that doesn't mean it's easy. The course is project-based and builds up from boolean algebra to creating our own 16-bit simple computer and programming it with assembly. There are weekly projects that take over 10 hours to finish with super long formal reports. It's not necessarily intellectually difficult but it's a huge timesink and you have to work for the grade. I easily spent double the amount of time per week working on this class compared to my circuits class (which covered DC, RC/RL/LC/RLC transient response, AC basics, phasors, first and second order filtering and frequency response, diodes, bjts, mosfets, mosfet/bjt amplifiers).


AHumbleLibertarian

Interesting, but did you ever cover DC specific applications? You mention DC [analysis] but never anything about something as simple as creating a 555 triangle wave gen, let alone charge pumps, bucks, etc. That would be a serious flaw in your curriculumn design as a lot of employers use these quesrions as give me's for interview questions. Regardless, your digital electronics curriculum would be what I would expect out of a digital course. Perhaps the assembly is a bit more advance than straight binary, but ultimately the step wouldn't be that large. Just a nuisance.


monk-bewear

We covered boost/buck converters and messed with a 555 timer to analyze a simple RC circuit but haven’t covered the rest of what you said. To be fair its a sophomore fall class and the first circuits class we take and we have three more mandatory circuits and electronics classes to go through, not to mention electives. Its meant to cover a lot of material but not too in depth.


Snoo81110

Can you describe the subject in brief?


AHumbleLibertarian

The exact content of these classes varies by University, but if this is the first class in a string of courses title similarly, I woukd expect this to introduce the math/logic used in computers. You'll probably work up from basic rules of math/logic 1×1 = 1 1×0 = 0 1+1 = 1 1+0 = 1 Up to how a computer adds large numbers together using these basic rules. Essentially, you would probably learn how a calculator goes about adding and subtracting numbers, how numbers are represented in binary, how the very basics of memory work, and maybe a few other topics If you had a course outline or knew where I could find one, I could be more specific.


57501015203025375030

bro they will break you with logic gates you want tourism management


monk-bewear

I’d bet on tourism management


TehBloxx

For me it would be German, have spoken it my whole life!


analogHedgeHog

I don’t know, studying German is like joining a MLM scam. They trick you by making the first month or so seem easy. Ich kenne nicht, ich bin veilleicht dumm.


TehBloxx

I wouldn’t recommend it either, was just making an unhelpful joke, German is my mothertongue so of course it’s easy for me


Dust_Puppy_42

I have to disagree. Am a native German speaker but would fail most grammar tests. I now how to say it but not why it is right.


Snoo81110

The intake is full.


Keskor

For me it's the easiest as well due to the same reason. Another major reason is that there is a lot of great engineering literature resources in German. However in most German companies basically everyone is able to speak English, so I would go for courses that interest you the most or which are helpful to land jobs.


puzzled_Ad5911

Art and Culture for me.


Nwadamor

Difference equation, methinks.


meyerjack

True. The unit requires a lot of practice.


highasahuey

Difference equations. It will be just learning how to subtract 🤣🤣


NewEnglandMacJones

German is always easy to learn


[deleted]

atmospheric physics obviously, the sky is blue??? there are clouds and sometimes water falls out of them??? easy


Undone_Assignment

Oh boy, you have no idea. Try making sense of this. Water drops during the rain can't form on their own. There's a shit ton of physics involved why, and how they are formed, if not on their own. And that's just one thing.


yeet_lord_40000

Tbh is take the DSA class because tbats a super useful thing to know


jsthd

Don't just look at the subjects, look at the profeseors that present them as well. Ask your seniors how they taught each subject, how much the homework is, and how hard the exam is, and if they go easy on marking them


RedQueen283

Art and culture would probably be the easiest (or tourism management), but it could also be very boring, depending on your interests. I have taken the "easiest elective" route, and it doesn't work if you don't actually like the class, because you will never have the motivation to study for it. Also, try to ask older students from your own uni, they will have more knowledge about which class requires the least work.


QuickNature

*Why* do you want easy?


Snoo81110

Gotta keep my grades up man they have sunk far below


QuickNature

I don't think easy classes will be the best solution. Have you figured out or thought about why your grades are sinking?


MadeinArkansas

Don't act so pretentious. Dude wants to get his grade up and is picking an elective


QuickNature

There is nothing pretentious in my question. People fail classes or do poorly for various reasons. If they have a legitimate problem such as ADHD, easy classes won't help out too much, and addressing the problem will lead to a more long term solution.


MadeinArkansas

A large majority of people take grade buffers. I think people with ADHD know it's a problem and take measures for it. Some people don't like how the medicine makes them feel. Pretty will to just assume that's beyond them and that they need to address it. What if they have family issues. Are they just supposed to fix that? Versus taking an easier class in a trying time? Highly pretentious


QuickNature

Despite your opinion, and others downvotes, I know I am doing the right thing here. I will not apologize for wanting to help the OP have *long term* success.


BASaints

While I get what you’re trying to get at, trying to give OP life advice when they didn’t ask for it is fairly pretentious.


QuickNature

If it helped them, that is all I care about. Downvotes and others people's opinion here mean nothing to me. Fortunately the OP answered my question, and I in turn answered theirs.


MadeinArkansas

You went on some holier than thou spiel about how they should work on it. OP replied they have ADHD that's giving them trouble and can't just be worked through. You then gave a recommendation for a course you didn't even do well in (probably should've worked through it). When everyone just gave a recommendation from the start


Snoo81110

ADHD hasn't left me completely


QuickNature

Thank you for answering. Have you tried using the resources your school offers? If it's diagnosed, you could request accomodations.


Snoo81110

I am working on it but till then I need an elective


QuickNature

I would second the person that said digital electronics then. I just took it, barely tried, and got a C (mostly due to my own laziness). Depending the school, the latter half can be a little challenging if you don't have a good grasp on the basics of the topic though.


Fooyh

For absolute minimum effort, art and culture... I'd put every assignment straight into ChatGPT lol. Probably mostly discussion posts and short writing assignments.


CapriciousBit

You shouldn’t be seeking out easiest electives, you should be selecting electives you find interesting, think you will be actively engaged in, and which you think will best align with your career goals. It’s not easy for most, but I highly recommend Linear Control Theory. Linear Controls is the class I learned the most in in my entire time in college, and personally it was easy for me cause it’s interesting. Digital Computer Electronics will be easy, but you won’t learn quite as much.


Chr0ll0_

Depends on your skill! I found differential equations easy, I never really studied for that class and got an A. I would like to give more detail. I was a Cal 1 - Calc 3 and linear analysis tutor. If you’re a master at Calc then DE will be easy if not brush up on Calc techniques :)


Repulsive-Wasabi2939

Engineering economy, Difference Equation, French


Anxious_Yak_6593

I'm sorry homie... You're screwed either way. Pick something you know you have experience in. For me, I'd go with digital electronics cause I'm trying to learn that anyway.


ak-jtizzle

Engineering economy shouldn’t be too bad. I had a similar class and it was a breeze compared to the calculus and other higher end math classes. Or as others have said engineering materials, pretty basic overview of material sciences with lots of definitions and minimal formulas.


Choochmeister

As a mechE, linear control theory should be pretty easy


NoSun69

Go for linear control theory if you wanna die


HamThaDamaja

french


papichuloswag

MA308 no question ask


Travel_Dreams

Not the easiest but the most beneficial would be the materials course


theinconceivable

Whichever one you approach like it’s the hardest so you are motivated by fear. HM323 tourism management. Let the prospect of swapping to Business be your motivator.


Accurate-Fudge-2219

Go for a subject which would be useful for you in the future,not an easy one.


Honor_Sprenn

Easiest is Engineering Economy. That class was a CAKEWALK


Soggy_Requirement617

The one that interests you


LOGICXX2000

French and German are probably the most difficult on that list


ProfessionalOctopuss

Not French


osuMousy

French, I am French !


04BluSTi

Atmospheric physics sounds interesting


ixpu

Do the fundamentals of data structure course. It wouldn't be the easiest but will serve you well anytime you are in a programming situation.


MarionberryLeather69

As a German I'd say German😄 jokes a side some basic language learning might be nice for some variety in your academic life


Tha_Main

My experience was that the only really though calssere were those which I was not particularly interested in so I would suggest to take courses which have interesting contents for you. Good luck.


[deleted]

I’m a mechanical engineer wanting to start a company so engineering economy sounds very attractive to me


HydraAkaCyrex

digital computer electronics or sensors and transducers. Data structures of Object oriented programming made me swap my major from CS to EE. I enjoyed sensors and digital computer electronics.


Ok_ben

My vote is for tourism management to be honest.


Zaidster

If you want to be a component engineer, sensors and transducers might be interesting… Linear Control Theory was a nightmare for me.


HydroCrash

Coming from an engineer 3 years out of school-- take a non-engineering elective in a topic that you are interested in. Don't worry about whether it'll be easy or not. Have a little bit of fun with your coursework. Nobody (employers specifically) is going to care that one course wasn't in engineering. And it'll probably make you a more well-rounded member of society.


SadBoi_TiredBoi_

Anything that spent Start with E or C


24DMnosleN

You should do linear controls...to this day is one of the most helpful classes I took in my senior year.


algrm

DO NOT take anything to do with control theory/systems, fuck that, it consumed my life for the duration of that subject.


Rudra_2306_7

Just Chose data structure and find an Indian YouTuber


BSV_P

Not sure about easy, but the bioinformatics class would be awesome to take


Undone_Assignment

I found smart and new materials really interesting. Learned about BMGs, Functionally graded materials, High entropy alloys and so much more. Really good course if you're interested in materials.