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The biggest problems I see is that engineering is so often converted to and taught as math. Doing that makes it easier to teach, easier to grade and lets students 'solve' problems that are beyond their understanding. But it doesn't produce good engineers.
Teach that a transistor is a switch. Then teach that it has a linear region. Then give the equations for those regions (or don't). Not the other way around.
Teach that an opamp is an amplifier. Teach that negative feedback is you driving a car (if too fast then slow down). Then solve opamp circuits. Not the other way around.
Teach signals and systems with mass, springs and dampers which can be more directly understood.
I am always very unhappy when someone tries to teach me and is tell me "'something' is defined as..."
No, don't tell me how something is defined. Tell me what it is.
A lot of textbooks still do this.
Electromagnetism (photons) is not the same as magnetism nor is electromagnetism the same as electricity...
No, don't tell me how something is defined. Tell me what it is.
Hi.
Along the years and the presence of educated professionals in this board; what is found as common electronics misconceptions that may need to be addressed as originated by voids in proper learning of electronics ?
In other words; what do you think should be changed in text books to facilitate understanding and to avoid mistakes - what would you change/improve ?
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