There's a good chance that it's just not clicking for you at this point. I took physics in high school and hated it because my teacher was so bad at explaining the concepts and theories. I was really afraid and nervous about taking it in college (I wanted to be an engineer so of course I had...
65-70k does sound a little high, but it's not unreasonable. I would probably expect to make 55-65k, but it depends on cost of living and what not. If you have senior design for your last year and you want to work full time, I can pretty much guarantee you will hate your life. I don't even...
During my career I went from EE -> CE -> ME. I switched from civil to mechanical because the thought of soil mechanics, more structures, and hydrology just sounded extremely boring to me. I didn't want to be a construction manager or something like that. Once I got into mechanical, it was...
As others have said, get a strong foundation in math and physics. Learn how to analyze circuit diagrams using Kirchhoff's Laws (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirchhoff's_circuit_laws).
Also, once you get a basis for understanding circuits and their components, I'd suggest picking up...
Look up what the values of acceleration are for Earth (9.8), mars, and the moon. Compare your calculated results to those that are recorded. And there are always errors haha. Since this one is virtual, there aren't many, but maybe comment on the number of significant figures reported and if...
The velocity won't be constant throughout the drop, it should be increasing which your data shows. You're thinking of acceleration which should be a constant 9.8m/s^2. Your acceleration isn't 'decreasing', it's just there are most likely measurement errors in recording the data which will...
I would start looking for jobs now. A few of my friends got hired/interviewed from a career fair that was held in September and then the had jobs waiting for them when they graduated in May. It definitely reduces a lot of the stress associated with trying to find jobs later on. I wish I had a...
Well that's good to know. I already did the interview with HR and then got scheduled for the one with the engineers so maybe that's a good sign? For some reason I'm terrified that they are going to ask some technical question that I'm not going to know and then that's going to cost me the job...
Yes, for any forces that are at an angle, generate the x and y components of the force. And good catch, the 10kN force will be multiplied by zero because it is on the same x-axis as point B (when calculating the reaction at B). However, only the x-component of that force is neglected in the...
Definitely! I never had an internship that paid that well, just some friends who did. My internship paid like 1/3 of that haha. But all that matters is the experience. The experience from any engineering job far outweighs how much you make.
I would definitely try to get an internship. My GPA was relatively low compared to lots of people, but because I had a 7month internship I feel like I'm getting a little more exposure than some. If you land an internship at one of the oil companies (Shell, Halliburton, Schlumberger, ect) you...
Keep checking job boards like indeed.com and engineerjobs.com. Make sure you include 'entry' in your searches so as to filter out all the jobs that require more experience. Have people critique your resume so that you can make sure it's getting the right message across (same with your cover...
Yeah it's those types of questions I'm afraid of haha. I feel like they can't get too technical with them though since it is a phone interview. I just hope they don't pull some random thermodynamics question up about Carnot engine efficiency or something along those lines. Sure I can answer...