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Attention Engineers! Now Is the Time to Get Your PE!

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 with our comprehensive reviews […]

Forget Ice, Will There Be an “Ice Box” on Mars?

It’s something you don’t think about much living in our modern society. You go to the grocery store and buy food, take it home and prepare meals, and store perishables either before or after they are cooked in the “frig.”  But what about the food the astronauts eat? Up to now, from the beginning of the space […]

Sinkhole Swallows Florida Lake

Lake Jackson in the Florida Panhandle was once known by Native Americans as “Okeeheepkee” or “Disappearing Waters” – it rests above a thin layer of clay, underneath which lies dry, porous limestone. It’s been the site of multiple “dry-downs,” most recently in June 2021. When the weight of the water in the lake becomes too […]

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 […]

The Jetson’s are Coming

In 1962 a prime time cartoon series called “The Jetsons” aired on TV. It was about a family that lived in Orbit City and traveled everywhere in their flying machine that basically replaced a ground-based automobile. It spurred the imagination of countless young people of all ages of a future where getting around like the Jetsons would […]

PE EXAM TIP – Make the Reference Handbook Your Own

Mechanical Engineers, for better or worse, the NCEES Reference Handbook will be your only reference during the PE Exam, so becoming as familiar as possible with what is in it and how to find what you need should be top priority. You don’t need to know where everything is, but you should be very familiar […]

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 […]

Saildrones – Charting the Seven Seas

The world of drones has exploded over the last 20 years. From small drones a child can use, to ones used by the military for missions thousands of miles away. However, a recent c/net article is about what could be the most exciting family of drones ever. They are called “Saildrones” and are powered by wind and solar […]

DR. THOMAS H. BROWN, JR. P.E

DR.THOMAS H. BROWN, JR., P.E.

The Dr. Tom Method & Strategy

Dr. Tom, as he is affectionately known, teaches the course overview lessons for Civil Engineering, outlining the Dr. Tom Method and Exam Strategy on which all DTC Reviews are based. Tom originally developed the 20-Week review format for the Mechanical PE Exams, and then, with the DTC Civil Instructors, he created the Civil PE Exam Review.

Hello, I’m Tom Brown, and I based my online 20-Week Mechanical Engineering PE Exam Review on my many years of experience preparing mechanical engineers for the PE Exam. With the help of my DTC team, I developed the tried and true structure and method that we offer online today. Our Civil and Mechanical courses will provide you will a step by step path to being successful on the exam. It requires a tremendous time commitment and effort on your part, but if you follow the plan that we have laid out for you, you will have everything you need to succeed.” – Tom Tom received his Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1970. He earned a Masters Degree in Engineering Mechanics from Georgia Tech in 1973. Dr. Tom holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, earned at NC State. Today, Dr. Tom is the founder and driving force behind Dr. Tom’s Classroom where he pursues his passion of teaching engineers how to prepare for and pass the PE exam.