Engineering Insights & PE Exam Strategies from Dr. Tom’s Classroom
Making Heat Pumps Better with a Common Ingredient
Heat pumps are a great way to use the power (and heat) of thermodynamics to move heat from a cold space to a hot space.
Welding Symbols
Watch our video! One of the most important standards in machine design are those specified by the American Welding Society. In one symbol critical information
MECHANICAL PE EXAM TIP – Units, Units Units!!!
If I wasn’t Dr. Tom, I’d be Dr. Units. I cannot tell you how many times units are the reason someone gets the wrong answer
Turn Complex Motion into Clear and Understandable Solutions
Watch our video! One of the most common and useful mechanisms in machine dynamics is the “slider-crank.” It has three elements: the “slider”, the “crank”,
The Dr. Tom Method – The Perfect System to Pass the PE Exam
At Dr. Tom’s Classroom, we’ve worked hard to create the perfect system to help Mechanical engineers pass the PE Exam and become Professional Engineers. With
Simplify Distributed Load Analysis With This Proven Method
Watch our video! Distributed loads appear in a great variety of problems, the most common being loadings on beams. This video shows how to replace
The Automotive Differential – lots and lots of gears!
While being absorbed watching videos on a popular social media site, a video appeared talking about the need for a differential on your car. It
PI – Around and around we go!
Today is PI Day and if there is any number that should be celebrated it is PI. PI shows up in so many formulas and
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “I Trusted the DTC Method and I Passed!”
“Just got the results back for the ME: TFS Exam, and I passed. I believe the DTC method of taking the exam is the ultimate
Microalgae to Fuel a Tropical Paradise
Researchers at the University of Hawai’i are working on engineering microalgae – small photosynthetic organisms, to produce useful organic compounds like lipids and other long
Attention Mechanical Engineers! Now Is the Time to Get Your PE!
You have achieved a lot in your career, but you know you are capable of more. Getting your PE license opens up a whole new
FEATURED FREE VIDEOS – Conservation of Energy explaining alternate forms of the Bernoulli Equation – Fluid Mechanics
Watch our video! Fluid Mechanics Sample Lesson from DTC’s Thermal & Fluid Systems Course Check out Dr. Tom’s Fluid Mechanics Lesson on the Conservation of
