FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “I Passed, All Thanks to Your Course”
“I took the Mechanical TFS exam and found out I passed! This was all thanks to your course and following the Dr. Tom method. I did not graduate with a Mechanical Engineering degree so some of the topics (especially heat transfer and HVAC) were new to me, but your lessons were a great way to […]
Calculating for Inflation
The recent news about inflation gives us a great opportunity to talk about applying some of our engineering economics concepts and equations. From November 2020 to November 2021, the consumer price index – which is a metric that measures the cost of a variety of goods and services – rose 6.8% over that one-year time period. What would […]
Brownfields into Brightfields
RMI, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that works to transform global energy systems across the real economy, recently published an article titled “Turning Trash into Treasure.” The article highlighted the significant potential of generating electrical power from solar energy panels located on out of service landfills. Currently, such a landfill site in Houston, Texas is due to […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Dr. Tom’s Explanations Were Invaluable”
“I purchased Dr. Tom’s Mechanical Thermal and Fluid Systems review course due to the positive feedback it had received from various engineering message boards. I was especially encouraged by the free videos accessible from Dr. Tom’s YouTube channel. As I worked through the course, I found that Dr. Tom was able to clearly and succinctly […]
New York a Step Closer to Using Drones to Inspect Buildings
New York City has thousands of buildings and many of them are old and have issues with the facades falling apart with age. Two years ago a woman was killed by a falling piece of debris from a building. Detailed inspections often require expensive scaffolding that ties up sidewalk space and is unsightly. The solution, […]
Attention Mechanical Engineers! It’s Time to Get Your PE
Watch our new video. 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 world of possibilities for you to achieve the extraordinary. At DTC, we know the PE Exam, and we can help you make those possibilities a reality […]
Deep into the Sea and the Imagination
I grew up watching the TV series “Sea Hunt” staring Lloyd Bridges. The lead character had been a former Navy frogman, what is now called Navy Seals. With his sophisticated scuba gear he seemed to be able to go anywhere under the water. What I would come to learn in my fluid mechanics classes is that […]
The Mothership – Science Non-Fiction
I think the first time I heard the term “mothership” was in the sci-fi movie “Independence Day.” The term is now commonly used to reference a space ship that can deploy and recover smaller versions of itself. However, up until now this concept was only science fiction. Well, according to a recent Breaking Defense article, DARPA, […]
Flying into the Future
Having a BS degree in Aerospace Engineering, a recent ASME article titled, “5 Aerospace Technologies and Trends,” caught my eye. Noting the 5 technologies and trends identified in the article, it was clear that this article was important to mechanical engineers as well. In fact, I believe these technologies and trends will affect the entire engineering community. I […]
Start for Only $50 and Pay-As-You-Go
With our Pay-As-You-Go option, you can now try out our courses for only $50 before you buy the remaining course modules. We’re so sure you’ll like what you see that there’s no obligation beyond your initial purchase. Just buy the next course module when you’re ready for it – a nice way to spread out […]
