Jacqueline
What exactly will I learn with a bachelor in, let's say, mechanical engineering?
I hear the word thrown around a lot, but what really is the concrete way to explain what is taught in this major. I am preparing for college and engineering is a major pathway that I am highly considering. If I were to decide to major in mechanical engineering, what would I learn and how would I put this knowledge to use in a career? #college #engineering #career #mechanical-engineering
3 answers
Glenn A
Glenn’s Answer
Engineering is the study of applied physics. Mechanical Engineering is the broadest of the engineering disciplines. For your freshman year, you will takes classes in Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, English, and maybe programming. After that, your core classes will get into specific areas like Statics and Dynamics, Heat and Mass transfer, thermodynamics. You will also take Electrical Engineering classes in circuit design, Materials, and structure. You will also take classes in systems engineering and design.
How you put this to use in your career depends on your career path. I am in product development. We use the fundamental of a lot of these classes. This also depends on the product being designed and what the application will be. Design a laptop for general use is different that one that is design for use by the military.
Simon Robson
Simon’s Answer
When you start in a degree you start with basic studies such as math, sciences, communication skills (technical writing) and drawing. You then go into static and dynamics, human factors, safety, materials. At the end you specialize in problem solving and classes in your your particular interest as well as do a group project. Your schooling gives you the foundation you will need to become an affective engineer.
Fuzzy Md
Fuzzy’s Answer
I would suggest two areas for M Tech
Operations Research and Optimization - Read this http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan...
Mechatronics - Check here Mechatronics
These two fields will be highest in demand in the next few years with the IoT boom.
IoT council, a thinktank for the Internet of Things
https://mygov.in/sites/default/f...
Word hard get these degrees and do a very practical, real life project in M Tech.
Best of luck