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 to a problem. It might be as simple as inches needed to be converted to feet, or the other way around. Or, it is a combination of units like gallons per minute […]
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 […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Great Course!”
“Thank you Dr. Tom and team for this great course! I was very unsure with all the new changes that have been made to the standard PE Exam with the introduction/changeover to CBT format. With the help of God, lots of hard work, and what I’ve learned through this course, I passed the PE Thermal […]
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 […]
Try Before You Buy for $50
With our Test Drive and Pay-As-You-Go options, you can try out our courses for only $50 before you buy the full course. We’re so sure you’ll like what you see that there’s no obligation beyond your initial purchase. “Just finished the intro and it was great! I was skeptical about subscribing to anything and was […]
New Satellite Tools Help Scientists Monitor Storms
Satellites have been used to track hurricanes for years starting in summer 1961. Last year, a new remote sensing tool was added to the imagery provided by satellites—synthetic aperture radar (SAR). According to an Eos.org article, this works by sending out radar pulses and recording the amplitude and phase of the reflected return signals. These are then […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Dr. Tom’s Recipe for Success”
“If you have been out of school for so long, with Dr. Tom’s review course you can’t go wrong. I’ve been out of school for 24 years and I got a pass in the PE Mechanical Thermal & Fluids System exam!!!!! I worked hard for almost a year to get up to speed on the math […]
Morphing Pasta Could Lower Carbon Footprint
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh introduced a new type of pasta that looks like spaghetti as it goes into the water but comes out full of spirals. This is more than just a magician’s trick for a child’s birthday party, however. According to a Smithsonian Magazine article, the researchers say it could have […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “No Extra Nonsense”
“The DTC course was really helpful and I really appreciate how it made me feel like I could actually achieve and pass the PE exam (which I did thanks to you!). Your lessons are very clear and do not have extra nonsense like the MERM problems or anything. Thank you so much for everything.”– Erica […]
