ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

• Very wide range of activitiy
• Power systems over several states
• Nanosystems many times smaller than a human hair

1 hair 0.003 0.001 0.0254 mm 1 nanometer
0.001 mm 1 nm -0.00762 the widsth of a human
hair
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ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

• Star t with specification
• What are the inputs and outputs?
• Electronic engineers design what is between
• What fields can you work in?
• Automotive Newer model cars have about 100
  small computers
• Medical Hearing aids, insulin dispensers, etc
• Commercial almost every appliance you buy at
  WalMart has a mini computer inside
• Entertainment iPod, etc
• Wireless systems

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• What are my job prospects?
• About the best Starting salary 65,000/year
• Higher with a Masters degree
• What will I need to study?
• Of all the engineering disciplines, Electrical
  Engineering is the closest to being a science
• Systems can be modeled to a high degree of
  accuracy
• In addition to electrical courses
• Computer programming
• Mathematical analysis

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• What talents do I need?
• Do I need to be a mathematical genius? NO!!!
• Dedication
• Perseverance
• Time management
• What help is available?
• Tutoring Available every afternoon and evening
• Your peers small study groups
• Ipod