Recent content by Nspyred

Hey. I think the part in bold was glossed over by everyone. Everything else: working with computers, optical instruments, colleagues, etc. are things you'd probably get enough practice at in school. What about the "keeping funding coming" part. Could someone elaborate on that? Is that like...

Just in time for me to graduate...:wink: I have read somewhere that power system protection is computationally intensive. Is this true? How so? Is it from CEM, or from control theory calculations? I don't have the link. It doesn't matter anyway, the blogger did not say how it was...

@Chunkysalsa: Thanks for the response. I noticed a similar thread by Jurassic at the bottom of the page. It should have occurred to me that the ongoing digital revolution would be behind the apparent shift at some schools (the most research-oriented I might add) toward becoming more...

Hi. Is there a movement in some electrical engineering programs to favour programming skills over a more hands on/electronics approach (if I could call it that)? If so, what is the motivation for this? Trends in skills demanded by industry/academia? Schools associated with more...

Is the BWR the older model or something? All the problems outlined above seem to come from BWRs.

Yo. As many of you know, the solar sunspot cycle is scheduled to peak again around 2012-2013. With it will come geomagnetic storms that will once again stress our electrical infrastructure. I was wondering: what sort of strategies do we have to mitigate against this threat? Do we just...

Graduate Study. McGill says that their BEng can be completed in 3 years for those with the "appropriate" background. If not, you will have to take an additional semester of science courses. http://www.mcgill.ca/chemeng/undergrad/ It looks like McGill requires about 4 courses + thesis, or...

Hey all. This really has more to do with uoft. I noticed that the grad program in ChE at UToronto has fewer course requirements, and fewer course options than the other main engineering specializations. I was wondering why that was so. In contrast, I noticed that McGill's grad ChE program...

Thanks for the reply ^. I went back to the school site and noticed that Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is the follow-up course. I am 1st year EE because I want to study electromagnetism/applications, but I also have an interest in thermodynamics-- mainly for applied physics like geophysics...

Hi all. I was perusing the grad course options for mechanical engineering at a local school when I noticed a course in statistical thermodynamics. I know the difference btw classical, chemical, and statistical thermodynamics, and that MEs generally learn classical. What are the ME...

Hi. This is to all the practicing EEs out there. What are some of the challenges of electrical engineering work? Is it varied? What is your role (esp. wrt to EE technologists/technicians)? Preferably, answers will come from various specialties and roles (please state them). For example...

BTW: How do you get a signature line? I can't seem to find it anywhere in my PF options. Thnx.

Thnx for the replies. I hope to be transferred into ME (b/c I want to study thermodynamics and fluid mechanics) or EE (b/c I also have an interest in sensors/instrumentation and control) for next year. If my transfer request is denied for some reason, I would continue with applied math/physics...

Hey all. I was just wondering: what roles (if any) are there at power plants (particularly nuclear) for ppl with just an undergrad in applied math/physics? I am asking, b/c, despite the fact that I often read that ppl with an undergrad in physical sciences can do engineering, I also read...