FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Not only did I pass, but I felt confident throughout the exam.”
“I took the Thermal and Fluids CBT exam, and the first thing I want to say is: I PASSED! I was very happy to see that all of my hard work and discipline paid off. I went through your course in the standard 20 week timeline and put in 15-20 hours of studying per week. I […]
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 […]
Water from Air?
I doubt that I have ever been really thirsty for more than an hour or so. However, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), estimates that more than 900 million people in the world (yes, 900 million) live in areas where water is a real scarcity. And they estimate the number of people […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Absolutely what I needed to keep me on track.”
“I live a very busy life with my wife, five children, and a full-time plus part-time job. Two years ago I started trying to prepare for the PE and was overwhelmed after reviewing the MERM. Then I bought your course, and your “Let’s get started…” voice became part of my early morning routine. Your course […]
Top 12 Gifts for the Engineer in Your Life
Top 12 Gifts for the Engineer in Your Life. That is the title of an article in a recent ASME SmartBrief. We are past Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, and now face a month of special holidays and celebrations like birthdays (mine is in December). If you need a gift for someone who is […]
12 Days of Savings – December 20th-31st – Save an Extra $200
Watch our video! Use Discount Code: 12days200DTC Wishing all Mechanical Engineers and their families a very Happy Holiday Season. While you are celebrating, we’d like to share 12 Days of Savings and let our successful students share their thoughts on why our courses are so effective. When you take a break from drinking egg nog […]
Which Mechanical PE Exam Should You Take? Dr. Tom’s Strategy
Watch Dr. Tom’s video! Choosing which Mechanical PE Exam to take is the first, and often very stressful, step towards passing the PE Exam. Which one is best suited to your strengths and experience? Which one is easiest to prepare for? Which one will give you the best chance of passing on your first try? […]
To Set Back or Not to Set Back? That Is the Question
It’s a question most HVAC engineers have been asked at least once – do HVAC setbacks really save energy? Does it make sense to let the space heat up, and then run the system hard to bring the temperature back down? A group of HVAC engineers using models that include building thermal mass and cooling […]
“Absolutely what I needed to keep me on track.”
“I live a very busy life with my wife, five children, and a full-time plus part-time job. Two years ago I started trying to prepare for the PE and was overwhelmed after reviewing the MERM. Then I bought your course, and your “Let’s get started…” voice became part of my early morning routine. Your course […]
The Most Important Reason to become a PE
I have just returned from the AHR Expo in Atlanta, and one of the questions I was asked numerous times was, “As a mechanical engineer, why should I get my PE?” This is a question I’ve given a lot of thought, and I think is addressed well in a November 2020 ASME article, “The Path […]
