Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering is a broad branch of engineering that deals primarily with electricity and electromagnetism. However, the boundaries of electrical engineering are difficult to define, and there is a lot of overlap with mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and industrial engineering -- among others.

A broad field indeed

Electrical engineering is a very broad field, and recently many distinct subfields of EE have emerged.

• Explicit subfields of electrical engineering:
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Computer engineering
• Electronics:
  • Circuit design
  • Microelectronics
  • Solid state electronics

• Electric power:
  • Power delivery
  • Electromechanics

• Electromagnetism:
  • Electromagnetic radiation
  • Antenna design

• Systems theory:
  • Control theory
  • Robotics
  • Automation
  • Queueing theory

• Telecommunications
  • Signal processing
  • Communications theory
  • Information theory

• Overlap with theoretical physics:
  • Plasma science
  • Nuclear sciences
  • Quantum electronics
• Applications:
  • Vehicular technology