Mad Max Rest Stop

Watch Video For those of you lucky enough to drive between the futuristic cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, you’re in for a treat if you need to refuel, eat some food, or de-stress. A Mad Max themed rest area, known as “Last Exit” is a great option with food trucks, […]

DTC 2021 Mechanical Pass Rates – 87%

Watch the Video Our participants have reported in, and we are very proud to announce the 2021 pass rates for participants who completed DTC’s Mechanical PE Exam Reviews. DTC PASS RATES:Overall – 87%Machine Design and Materials – 90%Thermal and Fluid Systems – 84%.(NCEES Pass Rates for1st time: MDM 68%, TFS 69%, for repeat MDM 36%, […]

Beep! Beep! Down It comes!

I don’t think there was any episode of the Road Runner TV show in which Wile E. Coyote didn’t try to drop a boulder on the Road Runner. Wile E. was never successful. There is, however, a company in Switzerland, Energy Vault, that has designed and built a prototype system that works on the same […]

FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Gave Me the Confidence Needed!”

“Thanks to Dr. Tom’s Classroom I was able to successfully pass my Mechanical Systems PE exam. I completed undergrad almost 30 years ago, and Dr. Tom’s provided me with the refresher and confidence needed to complete the exam. The lessons are well thought out and I was able to complete them in the allotted time. The continued problem […]

Energy Efficiency using 100% Outside Air?

Every HVAC engineer knows that air quality usually improves with the more outside air that is brought into a space. This is particularly true for hospitals and other spaces where indoor air contamination is an issue. However, using lots of outside air means also having to use more energy to condition the air. In many […]

The Dr. Tom Method – The Perfect System

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. We even developed and launched a whole new Dr. Tom Method specifically targeted to the CBT exam format, and it’s been a huge success. With PE Exam Review courses for all […]

12 Engineering Milestones for 2022

What do we have to look forward to in 2022? Hopefully, lots of things!!! The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers put together a fascinating list of 12 engineering milestones to keep on your radar for the year. The list includes electric aircraft, nanometer chips, a dark-matter detector, and more. – Daniel Findley, DTC Engineering Economics Instructor Mechanical PE Exam Prep That Works!Test […]

FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Forever Grateful to Dr. Tom’s Classroom”

“It has long been a personal goal (as well as a professional goal) to get the satisfaction of fulfilling the requirements to be recognized as a licensed professional engineer. Kansas State University did a very good job of emphasizing the importance of licensure during the curriculum as many of my former classmates and current colleagues boast having […]

Future-proofing Your Engineering Resume

A recent article by Jeffrey Winters, Editor-in-Chief of ASME magazine, titled “Soft Skills Provide an Enduring Edge,” provided some valuable insights from several individuals, many involved in recruiting engineers for their company, into how to “future-proof” your resume. Here are some of the comments that caught my attention: “As far as skills I see among students coming […]

Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST

Top 10 Reasons DTC is the Best

For over 10 years, it has been our passion here at Dr. Tom’s Classroom to help Mechanical engineers pass the PE Exam and become Professional Engineers. We’ve worked hard to make our courses the best. Want to know how we did that? Check out this video count down of the top ten reasons DTC is […]