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Howdy,
I'm currently pursuing a BS in Biomedical Engineering, but I've been looking into the possibility of taking on a Robotics minor as well. I've always been more interested in the technical aspect of BME rather than the actual biology part, but I have to admit I'm pretty shoddy at maths/CS.
Thus, I was wondering what studying robotics is actually like (cause the name itself sounds cool, but we all know courses usually aren't as fun as they sound xD).
1) Do I have to be a boss at programming? Which language(s) would you say are the dominant ones being used?
2) How much math would I realistically need to be proficient at? I'm already taking enough math courses to pretty much be considered a math major, but I can't say I enjoy them at all; I'm specifically bad at more 'abstract' math. DiffEq's and other such computationally-based things I can understand (mediocre-ly), but linear algebra I struggled through entirely.
3) Anything else you think I should know about robotics before deciding to pursue this? Any introductory-like courses that might hint towards whether I like it or not (ie: I'm currently taking an intro-level circuits course to see if I'd like EE sort of things; it isn't so bad)? I would take "Intro to Robotics" but at my school, that's a grad-level course o___o.
Thanks very much in advanced for any responses! :D
I'm currently pursuing a BS in Biomedical Engineering, but I've been looking into the possibility of taking on a Robotics minor as well. I've always been more interested in the technical aspect of BME rather than the actual biology part, but I have to admit I'm pretty shoddy at maths/CS.
Thus, I was wondering what studying robotics is actually like (cause the name itself sounds cool, but we all know courses usually aren't as fun as they sound xD).
1) Do I have to be a boss at programming? Which language(s) would you say are the dominant ones being used?
2) How much math would I realistically need to be proficient at? I'm already taking enough math courses to pretty much be considered a math major, but I can't say I enjoy them at all; I'm specifically bad at more 'abstract' math. DiffEq's and other such computationally-based things I can understand (mediocre-ly), but linear algebra I struggled through entirely.
3) Anything else you think I should know about robotics before deciding to pursue this? Any introductory-like courses that might hint towards whether I like it or not (ie: I'm currently taking an intro-level circuits course to see if I'd like EE sort of things; it isn't so bad)? I would take "Intro to Robotics" but at my school, that's a grad-level course o___o.
Thanks very much in advanced for any responses! :D