heh, I'm exactly the opposite. I was a physics engineering major with an emphasis on electrical and materials engineering before I switched to more computer-sciency stuff for graduate school.
Having seen both sides, I don't think either discipline prepares you more for problem solving more than the other. It's all about your mindset.
What I will say though is that engineering problems are rooted in practical issues. e.g "This suspect is approaching security, do we have a machine that can spot them far enough away to interrogate them safely?" Science problems by contrast are more concerned with the phenomena, e.g "Does the suspect reflect enough light for our detector to pick them up at extended ranges given atmospheric turbulence?"
tl;dr If you want to be a good engineer, seek out everyday problems and solve them practically with a given budget and timeline. If you want to be a good scientist, learn to ask better questions.
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heh, I'm exactly the opposite. I was a physics engineering major with an emphasis on electrical and materials engineering before I switched to more computer-sciency stuff for graduate school.
Having seen both sides, I don't think either discipline prepares you more for problem solving more than the other. It's all about your mindset.
What I will say though is that engineering problems are rooted in practical issues. e.g "This suspect is approaching security, do we have a machine that can spot them far enough away to interrogate them safely?" Science problems by contrast are more concerned with the phenomena, e.g "Does the suspect reflect enough light for our detector to pick them up at extended ranges given atmospheric turbulence?"
tl;dr If you want to be a good engineer, seek out everyday problems and solve them practically with a given budget and timeline. If you want to be a good scientist, learn to ask better questions.