Solving Real-World Problems with Electrical Engineering
SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAURA LORIA LET’S FIND OUT ENGINEERING
PROBLEM SOLVERS Think of the many ways you use technology every day Do you ever wonder how things work For example if you check a book out of a library it is probably scanned into a computer which records the title of the book and the name of the person checking it out How does the scanner communicate all of this information to the computer The people who design our technology and make sure that it works right are called engineers Engineers use science and math to solve Library books have code stickers The scanner relays the code’s information to the computer 4
problems and to create new products Electrical engineers focus on electric power as well as all of the systems and machines that run on it They research design and create new devices such as smartphones air conditioners and televisions Working with other types of engineers electrical engineers invent things that make our lives easier Electrical engineers use tools like soldering irons to build circuit boards Look around the room you are in Which items do you think were created by electrical engineers Think About It 5
