Computer Engineering: What, Why, How, Where?

[PhysicsHigh]

What is the difference between it and electrical engineering? What do you learn and what can you make and where can it lead? Sorry if this is too broad

 

[story645]

CompE -> all the EE and CS basics with a specialization in digital integrated circuits, embedded systems, and computer architecture

EE-> all the EE basics and then you can choose a specialization, so usually a few more courses in analog, power, communications, signal processing, etc. and then lots of electives in whichever field you want

 

[PhysicsHigh]

CompE -> all the EE and CS basics with a specialization in digital integrated circuits, embedded systems, and computer architecture

EE-> all the EE basics and then you can choose a specialization, so usually a few more courses in analog, power, communications, signal processing, etc. and then lots of electives in whichever field you want

What are all of the thinks a computer engineer can make and work on?

 

[story645]

What are all of the thinks a computer engineer can make and work on?

Most programming fields (except DB and web, which require some knowledge covered in electives), most pieces of computer hardware (the video and sound cards, RAM, the CPU and mobo, basically everything except the case and powersupply, and even those are a maybe), specialized embedded electronics (everything from the control panel of an appliance to an iphone to a robot-they're all basically computers), and lots and lots of other things too.

 

[PhysicsHigh]

Most programming fields (except DB and web, which require some knowledge covered in electives), most pieces of computer hardware (the video and sound cards, RAM, the CPU and mobo, basically everything except the case and powersupply, and even those are a maybe), specialized embedded electronics (everything from the control panel of an appliance to an iphone to a robot-they're all basically computers), and lots and lots of other things too.

Cool thanks! I've been doing some research but everything is getting mixed up because they are very close. Thanks a lot I have some more things to google.

 

[kamil]

Here is a very specific illustration of the differences at my University(taken from one of their powerpoint presentations). It will probably be a bit different at your university, but the core idea should remain the same.

Computer is like Electrical but add these are the required courses:
Intro to C.S.
Algorithms
Discrete Math
Fund. of Signals & Systems
Comp. Architecture
Operating Systems
+a few electives(that are different from those in EE)

and these are the courses you lose as a trade off:
Properties of Materials in EE
Numerical Methods in EE
Complex Variables and transforms
Signals & Systems I
Signals & Systems II

 

[PhysicsHigh]

Here is a very specific illustration of the differences at my University(taken from one of their powerpoint presentations). It will probably be a bit different at your university, but the core idea should remain the same.

Computer is like Electrical but add these are the required courses:
Intro to C.S.
Algorithms
Discrete Math
Fund. of Signals & Systems
Comp. Architecture
Operating Systems
+a few electives(that are different from those in EE)

and these are the courses you lose as a trade off:
Properties of Materials in EE
Numerical Methods in EE
Complex Variables and transforms
Signals & Systems I
Signals & Systems II

Thanks a Lot for posting that. What are some fun stuff computer engineers make?

 

[General_Sax]

What are some fun stuff computer engineers make?

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