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Q: I am an electrical engineering student who have genuinely enjoyed math courses throughout high school and the first two years of college.
What fields within electrical engineering would you recommend I focus on?
The short answer to your question is that almost all sub-disciplines of electrical engineering require mathematics. Research (especially theoretical) within EE specialties almost always depends on strong mathematical background.
Electrical engineers with solid mathematical background represent the core research and development staff within the profession. Moreover, there are several areas of electrical engineering where applied and theoretical mathematicians constitute a significant fraction of the leading authorities in the field. Such areas include secure communications, signal processing, control theory, and information theory.
Several publications of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are known for their high mathematical sophistication - e.g., IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Information Theory.
Another way to assess the relationships between electrical engineering and mathematics is to peruse the table of contents of a book on mathematics for electrical engineering and computing.
Individuals who study control systems, signal processing and power systems often find themselves engaged in the theory of differential and difference equations, dynamical systems, transform theory, and optimization. Many models require deep knowledge of linear algebra.
Individuals who study communications and computing often require topics from discrete mathematics (including cryptography, combinatorics, and graph theory), numerical analysis, probability, statistics, and number theory. Recent studies of wireless communications made extensive use of game theory.
Microwave systems and antenna research often requires results from vector calculus and complex numbers.
The connection between mathematics and electrical engineering is reflected in dual degree programs in these majors.
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Q: I am an undergraduate neuroscience major and I recently became interested in engineering.
I think that I have the science skills necessary to go into the field, but I wonder if it is possible to pursue engineering after graduation or if it is much too late to begin graduate school study.
I completed pre-med courses, but realized that medicine is not for me and that I like the creativity that the field of engineering offers.
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Q: I hear that it's tough for a woman to make it in engineering is this so?
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Q: Is Aeronautical Engineering a good field for women?
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Q: Am I able to obtain financial support from anyone for the study of engineering?
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Q: I am in my final year of undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering and looking for a good idea of a final-year project, preferably in Electronics.
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Q: I am a student of engineering studying my third year
information technology. Could you please provide advice for interviewing and how to present my skills/knowledge during a career fair?
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Q: How many years of college did it take you to become what you are now?
I'm 13 years old, how can I start preparing for college?
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Q: I am a 3rd year student in a Computer Science and Engineering program leading to a B. Tech degree. How do I prepare for job interviews with recruiters of various companies?
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Q: What is the difference between Computer Engineering and Computer Science? How does one decide which one to choose?
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