QUOTE(freakfingers12 @ Jul 17 2011, 04:42 PM)
Cool, theres a thread here. Just read through all 4 pages.
I got Mechanical Engineering
Sept 2011 intake.
Seems like people here don't have any problem achieving 3.5 CGPA la. Terel sial...

How did you guys do it? Life there, go class come back study only? No entertainment, watch movies whatsoever?
hi thr freakfingers12..
i guess IvanWong1989 has a bit of a misconception about mechanical engg thr..
on one hand, he is rite.. mechanical engg does deal with statics and thermodynamics and fluid.. dats d basic of almost all d engg courses..
on d other hand, mechanical engg in unimap is more than dat.. gears and reduction gears r not too accurate, if u ask me.. unimap's mechanical engg course, during my time, stresses more on d knowledge of all engineering fundamentals (statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer..) on other complex engineering applications.. dis include modelling, design, simulations and analysis..
u wil also b learning high-end softwares during ur course.. solidworks and autocad are two main modelling softwares which r utilised throughout ur study.. besides dat, u wil also learn how to use design and simulation softwares..
simulation is one of d major stream in mechanical engg.. think of a vehicle crash-testing scene in perodua.. it wil b vy costly if u r to bang a myvi or a viva against a wall, to see how d impact force is exerted on d driver and passengers.. wat if u r to bang a dozen of myvi's and viva's on different wall surfaces, or wif differently aged drivers.. perodua wil go bankrupt in a fortnight..
dats whr simulations come in.. first u haf to model all ur test subjects (d myvi, d driver in d driver's seat, and its passengers, and also d wall).. then u set all d necessary test conditions and properties.. n u r all set to literally bang ur myvi against d wall.. all test conditions n properties r simply variables.. u can change it as many times as u like..
d best thing about simulation is dat, u can get very realistic and accurate results, without a few dozen of twisted myvi's and viva's in perodua's backyard waiting to be scraped.. it indeed saves cost..
does d above interest you, all mechanical engineers wannabes..? if it does, then u r in for a treat..!
This post has been edited by exquisite_markas: Jul 18 2011, 12:14 AM