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Which is why I never did get along with electronics, electrics fine enjoyed that but the other... well maths and I never did see eye to eye.
Teaching myself maths
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Which is why I never did get along with electronics, electrics fine enjoyed that but the other... well maths and I never did see eye to eye.
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I didn't mind the maths but found it boring, enjoyed doing the electrics.
I left after the second year because it wasn't something I wanted to end up doing, so went travelling the world after college instead.
Yeah, I know I've been all over the place. I have been trying to find something to do that I can get into and improve my life as I have schizophrenia, depression and anxiety which has basically meant that I have been mucking around with a whole range of different topics and have failed to get into anything serious. I was released from the hospital on the 13th of December 2021 after a 4-month stay. I didn't have anything to do while in hospital and was just reevaluating my life and I thought I'd try my best to find something new to do. The only thing I've ever been reasonably successful at was programming but I find making websites a bit boring and my Dad was always into physics which I have an interest in as well. So I was thinking I could combine maths, physics and programming in one by doing electronics and I'd find that a pretty interesting subject.
I don't know if I'll succeed at this. Chances are I'll probably struggle but I've got to try at the very least for my own well being.
Those were the key maths textbooks for my engineering degree. Personally I wouldn't recommend starting there to learn maths relevant to electronics. For a start, only a minority of the content would actually be useful I'd have thought, but secondly reading textbooks is a pretty hardcore way to go about teaching yourself a topic that you already know you struggle with.
As others have said I'd look at free resources first, there is loads out there these days, and you'll be able to get information at the right level. Probably easier to keep up interest and stay engaged too.
Also a note of caution about 'getting into electronics' - I'm not sure what your long term plans are and if this is intended as a career move or a hobby, but if you're looking to get a job in electronics I think the vast majority of employers will be looking for some kind of apprenticeship / vocational qualification / degree rather than pure skills.
As others have said I'd look at free resources first, there is loads out there these days, and you'll be able to get information at the right level. Probably easier to keep up interest and stay engaged too.
Also a note of caution about 'getting into electronics' - I'm not sure what your long term plans are and if this is intended as a career move or a hobby, but if you're looking to get a job in electronics I think the vast majority of employers will be looking for some kind of apprenticeship / vocational qualification / degree rather than pure skills.
