(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Okay recently i've bought numerous books on mathematics, physics, and programming. I now need to know what I need in order to learn hardware engineering. I'm most interested in how the ipad, ps3, and computer were engineered. I want to know EVERYTHING having to do with the topic from making the circuit boards and how all the stuff works.

Sorry if my description was a bit discrete, but NGU was acting wierd on me again and my first post did not get posted and I don't want to have to retype everything all over agin.

Once again, I give out a big thanks to NGU, the people who use it, and the people who have helped me out on the path that I am following. I would never have been able to learn anything I am learning at the moment if it weren't for the generous people on this website.

You will need to look into the basics of electronics to start. Considering you want to know about those items, researching pcs as well will help. Your library will have a section for this, also if needed any book store will cover these. Areas to look into are: Electronic devices, circuit boards, audio visual,and computers.

If your school (if your still in school) doesn't offer the classes, like they did for me, then you may wan to try to find some online courses... Or transfer schools like I did

You wont jump straight into learning how something as complicated as an Ipad is, but it will help you understand how the hardware operates so that you can get into all the cool stuff.

Yes I know I won't learn anything that complicated....Im in 7th grade.

I've finally come down to the two things I am going to study, Criminal Justice and Computer Engineering. (Computer Engineering requires Electrical Engineering Knowledge, Computer Science and Information Systems).

You're best bet is to wait until you are about 14 or so, or whenever your local junior college is open and if they will, sign up for classes and start taking courses here and there to get credits as well as slowly learning and then after 4 years of High School, come out and be ahead of everyone else and work on a PHD in the FOI.

Thanks! This may seem like a dumb question, but whats FOI stand for...Im guessing its field of.....somthing, but what? Also...so should I just study mathematics and programming for now and continue physics and engineering in the future? I've also had thoughts about going into law and becoming a lawyer or somthing, but I think computer programming is alot more fun and the ammount of money you earn is usually pretty close, but in the end it really varrries to how skilled you are at what you do.

Computer Engineers make about 100-150k. Lawyers make anywhere between 50k-500k. Takes years but when you get the money to open up your own law firm, that's when you make bank when being a lawyer, and you don't even work, you hire people to work for you.

500k a year and your job is to hir people!!! Damn, that would be a nice living. I heard you only make that much if you graduate from one of the highest colleges, your top of everyone else, and as you said open up your own lawfirm. Thats nice and all, but it seems like it would take awhile. I've always wanted to be a programmer, but lawyer is a very close choice for me...I like proving people wrong and making money. It sounds like a lot of fun, but also alot of work. Then again a programmer could make a brilliant program or and engineer could make some new amazing device and make millions or billions off of it in less than a year. In the end it all comes down to how skilled and wise you are with what you have and what you do. Also what does FOI stand for?

Field of interest.

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Programmers generally don't make millions or billions but they can make a lot of money, it is a matter of creating the next big thing. The field of programming is becoming larger and larger, more people means more ideas, more ideas means less chance of your idea becoming noticed.

The reason for all the apps in the Apple store is people make 10-15 apps in hopes that at least one of them makes it to the top 100 for a few months so they can get their years worth of pay, then after that, they generally don't make a lot of money. (You also have to consider that since you are a programmer, it isn't likely that you will be the best with graphics, so you will have to find someone to do graphics, this means you will have to split profit.

Computer Engineer would generally work for a company, therefore you will make the company millions of dollars unless you develop something on your own or patent it and sell the patent. (The companies will look for a way to void the patent through other claims or simply wait it out, as when you patent an idea, it only lasts for so long and you have to keep paying on it).

Yes, you do make a point. I'm aware that not alot of programmers/engineers actually turn out to be like Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates, or Steve Jobs...I am also studying graphics. Well I plan to study that, but im just getting down the main stuff. My dads really really good with graphics, so when I study graphics i'll go to him. All I do 24/7 is study...ill go on sites like these for help and stuff, but other than that, thats what i'm dedicating my life to. So I hope I end up doing something accleased moderately important in my lifetime.