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Engineer to the Moon – Artemis II Astronaut Christina Hammock Koch

NASA has announced the astronaut crew for the Artemis II manned mission to the moon, and this flight will have an engineer on board! Christina Hammock Koch was named to the four-person crew as a mission specialist, along with commander Reis Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen. I have a special interest […]

Achieve Your Extraordinary. Become a PE.

You have achieved a lot in your career as an engineer, but you know that you are capable of more. Getting your P.E. license will open up a world of possibilities for you to achieve the extraordinary. And we can help you make those possibilities a reality with our 20-Week Reviews for the Mechanical PE […]

Beer from Thin Air?

OK, I know that’s every beer lover’s dream, but the folks at the San Diego International Airport and East Village Brewing Company have made it happen – sort of. The airport has lots of air conditioning units that cool the air in the buildings and jet bridges. Rather than letting it simply drip on the […]

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 […]

Five Ways to Communicate Successfully

Being a successful engineer certainly involves knowing how to apply the subject matter of their discipline, along with incorporating various materials and components available into value added commercial products. However, successful engineers also need to be great communicators. A recent ASME article outlines five key elements of good communication, especially in meetings.1) Prepare in Advance […]

With DTC – Practice Makes Perfect

Poor time management during the exam. That is the most common reason our participants say kept them from passing the exam. With the clock ticking, especially on the CBT format exam, it’s easy to get thrown off your exam-day plan, waste time on difficult problems, realize the clock is running out, and panic. But it […]

More than Just Data – Using Data Centers to Heat a Town

Data centers have popped up in many places around the world to handle our appetite for web-browsing, online purchasing, and commercial information services. These facilities are very energy intensive and use 1-2% of the world’s energy demand. This is expected to be 20% or more in the near future. Almost 100% of the electricity used […]

FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Gave Me the Courage to Pass the PE.”

“I attempted the PE Mechanical Machine Design & Materials Exam back in 2019 and failed, and since then I have been on and off preparing for the PE. I have tried PPI and School of PE programs, but none of them comes close to the detailed care and understanding that your program provides. DTC’s program […]

Getting Comfortable with Math

While the DTC Team was at the 2023 AHR Expo, there was an article in the Day 2 Expo daily newspaper titled “Math Matters.” That title definitely caught my attention. In my experience, if someone can do math, in particular algebra and trig, I can teach them almost anything. For example, when I teach a […]

DTC – Flexible to Fit Your Schedule and Budget

DTC’s online courses are designed to give you the maximum flexibility in working your PE Exam preparation into an already busy schedule. We keep lessons short and focused, we provide you with detailed study plans, and we make it all available 24/7. And we offer three flexible payment options to make becoming a PE as […]

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.