FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Gave Me All the Information and Skills I Needed to Pass”
“I’ve been out of school for 5 years now, and I feel like I didn’t have a very good grasp of the material I would need to master in order to take the TFS PE exam. While looking for classes to sign up for, I came across Dr. Tom’s Classroom and saw a number of […]
Weed-Killing Lasers in Your Garden?
The key to successful gardening is weed and pest control. Currently that task falls to either manual labor or through the magic of chemistry. Those two methods are also the hallmark of successful farming as well. A recent ASME article profiled an autonomous weeder introduced by company located in the northwest US, Carbon Robotics. This weeder is […]
DTC Now Has Reviews for All 3 Mechanical PE Exams
Best PE Prep Course With the addition of our new HVAC & Refrigeration PE Exam Review, Dr. Tom’s Classroom now offers a reviews for all three Mechanical PE Exams, each specifically developed for the CBT format exam. It has long been a goal at DTC to add an HVAC course to our line up. After […]
Around the World via Solar, Wind and Hydrogen
There are three technologies that are changing the designs of modern ships: solar, wind, and hydrogen. A fascinating CNET video describes a research vessel that is using all three technologies to achieve a fully self-sustaining travel. It is called the “Energy Observer.” Solar panels collect energy from the sun during the day and then it is […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Save Hundreds and Get a Better Course”
“I followed the course, watched the lectures, worked the problems, did the quizzes, submitted questions on the online forums and then I passed the test. There were many nights that I was worn out and it took everything I could muster just to stay awake to watch a lecture or do a problem, but I was […]
Moon “Wobble” Projected to Increase Tidal Flooding
A new study by NASA released in June in the journal Nature Climate Change, projects an increase in coastal flooding due to a ‘wobble’ in the moon’s position relative to Earth. As the Moon circles the Earth, its angle relative to the equator changes over time. It’s nothing new – the ‘wobble’ was first reported […]
New DTC HVAC & Refrigeration Course Is Here!
We are very proud to announce that Dr. Tom’s Classroom now offers a brand new HVAC & Refrigeration PE Exam Review, specifically developed for the CBT format exam. It has long been a goal at DTC to add an HVAC course to our line up. After completing our new Machine Design & Materials and Thermal […]
The Big “After Graduation” Question – Is the Answer Still “Plastics?”
In the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” the character played by Dustin Hoffman has just graduated from college and his parents are throwing a big celebration party. The question he is asked many times by his parent’s friends is “What do you plan to do now that you have graduated?” One of his parents’ friends comes up to […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Not only did I pass, but I felt confident throughout the exam.”
“I took the Thermal and Fluids CBT exam, and the first thing I want to say is: I PASSED! I was very happy to see that all of my hard work and discipline paid off. I went through your course in the standard 20 week timeline and put in 15-20 hours of studying per week. I […]
Does the Earth Have a Pulse?
It’s been assumed that major geological events such as volcano eruptions and sea level change are random and may be a result of entropy, and there is no pattern to these events. According to a SciTechDaily article, NYU researchers plotted the number of major geological events for the last 260 million years and the simple […]
