Finally, something interesting!
I’m noticing that this semester, while I’m still attempting to read more books that physically possible at one time, for a change, it is _not_ due to the fact that the courses I’m taking do not live up to my expectations.
I’m taking Statistics, Thermodynamics, Antenna Design, Introductory DSP, Electromechanical Energy Conversion, and DLD. DLD seems like it will be fun, and I enjoy the way the prof teaches– very mathematically oriented, even though he is sometimes incorrect when he talks about the field itself. What’s more, it seems like I will learn genuinely useful information in there, that I can apply to designing useful logic circuits. Not that I have much call for logic circuits yet, but something tells me I will in the future. Along with that, I joined the Theory-Edge discussion group, and have found that, for some reason, binary functions may have revolutionary applications, which keeps me alert in class, trying to figure out why.
The conversion class will be the most challenging, I can tell already. But that’s ok– that’s why I took it. I feel as an EE, I should be as well-versed in the magnetic aspects of engineering, as the electrical; however, it seems even in the EM courses, we avoid talking about magnetic fields, except as they arise from, or can be used to derive, the electric field. The focus is always on electricity. But in this class, the focus is on the magnetic field. It’s a tough class, no doubt, one I’ll have to work hard in to score an A. Just yesterday, I spent four hours doing three very basic magnetic circuit problems!
Antenna Design is ok– not much theory, just plugging in formulas, but it seems like a very practical engineering class, which I appreciate. And I’m not sure I could handle the derivations 
DSP is challenging also, and potentially very useful, given my interests. And stats is getting more and more interesting everyday– now I see how people can actually major in statistics. Fascinating stuff, and it requires subtle thought.