Ever wondered how electricity gets from a dam, travels through the power lines and ends up lighting up a filament in the bulb in your bedroom? Ever wondered who they call when the power goes out? If you like solving problems, using your smarts, and hands-on learning, then an EE major is up your alley.
EE majors study electricity: how it’s generated, how it works, how to move it from here to there. EE majors learn how to make and fix circuit boards, processors, amplifiers, and logic circuits. They study how we take natural resources such as coal, oil and hydro-power and turn it into the electricity that lights up our world. Just as important, they study how our power grid works and how to keep it functioning.
Useful courses in high school include everything mathematics: calculus, trigonometry, algebra. Also helpful are advanced chemistry, English, and communications.
Famous figures with EE majors include Rowan Atkinson and Herbie Hancock.