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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gender Differences Create Expensive Overcooling in Offices
A Nature.com scientific report provides additional confirmation of something most of us that work in offices or who design office buildings already know – women are always cold and men always hot in the office. The authors analyzed over 38,000 responses from a Center for the Built Environment survey performed by the University of California, […]
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 […]
