What do you mean? Shouldn’t you be focusing on high school over uni engineering rn..I plan to learn many things before I go into 'the real world', engineering is one of them.
I only want the resources so I can start reading it right after the HSC.What do you mean? Shouldn’t you be focusing on high school over uni engineering rn..
I already got accepted into the school and course I wanted.lmao just focus on the hsc
I 100% guarantee you that reading some university engineering books now will have zero impact on anything
what WILL impact things is obviously getting into your course, but also being as good at maths as possible to make it easier to do university maths and the engineering courses that use that maths
same to a lesser extent for physics and chemistry (for some types of engineering) and written communication
I don't chill, but thanks for the support.You will need to have a strong foundation in 4U maths (especially mechanics), Physics (for more mechanics), some Chemistry (materials) and need to learn programming (literally every other class).
So 3/4 you should be doing now. Learn programming during the holidays.
But yeah, this is kinda silly. You need to chill after the HSC
You should, uni is far far more than just academics. You will regret not chilling, I promise you thatI don't chill, but thanks for the support.
I know you mean good, but I like to suffer, lol!You should, uni is far far more than just academics. You will regret not chilling, I promise you that
Best of luck with your studies then hahaI know you mean good, but I like to suffer, lol!
Is Matlab like Maple 17?I wouldn't bother learning actual course content - you'll find that it won't really be of much use outside of one specific subject. If you really want to do something productive, learn soft skillls that could be used throughout your entire degree, as well as in your career. For uni, the two most important skills that come to mind are:
1. Matlab.
2. LaTeX
Outside of these, I would recommend learning other programming languages like Python.
I know UNSW primarily uses Maple, USYD primarily uses Matlab, so I'm assuming you're going to UNSW.Is Matlab like Maple 17?
Outside of programming, what would you say are the top 5 skills to learn for a mech engineer?I wouldn't bother learning actual course content - you'll find that it won't really be of much use outside of one specific subject. If you really want to do something productive, learn soft skillls that could be used throughout your entire degree, as well as in your career. For uni, the two most important skills that come to mind are:
1. Matlab. There's a free open-source version called Octave: https://octave-online.net/
2. LaTeX
Outside of these, I would recommend learning other programming languages like Python.
I didn't study mech, so I wouldn't know, although it's not too different to what I studied (aero) for me to provide some generic thoughts. Programming and learning how to use certain software is honestly your best bet. Learning theory is not all that useful, as it's highly likely that your job won't require it (even if it did, you would probably only apply like 5% of the content). As such, learning theory is not really a "skill" you can sell on your CV. Rather, familiarity with using certain software (e.g. solidworks), and expertise in programming languages, are hard skills that are of actual value. Everything else, you can learn on the job.Outside of programming, what would you say are the top 5 skills to learn for a mech engineer?
?You should, uni is far far more than just academics. You will regret not chilling, I promise you that
Yes. There's an endless amount of mechanical engineering fields, each one having their own relevant skills. I'm just listing out skills that are likely to be useful based on what I've seen. My point is that it's better to learn Matlab than read a textbook in some obscure topic, as the former is more likely to be used and has a more employable and transferrable skillset compared to the latter.Just to add.
The skill set you need to develop will depend on the job you are going for. So learning MATLAB may not necessarily be useful.
I plan to do something 'along the lines of' aerospace engineering. Since you said previously that you yourself think that Matlab is industry standard, I'll dabble into that while doing other more commonly used programs like C++ and some C#.Yes. There's an endless amount of mechanical engineering fields, each one having their own relevant skills. I'm just listing out skills that are likely to be useful based on what I've seen. My point is that it's better to learn Matlab than read a textbook in some obscure topic, as the former is more likely to be used and has a more employable and transferrable skillset compared to the latter.
MATLAB is the industry standard for numerical calculations, but there is a slow shift in uni to python (mainly because MATLAB is expensive and python is free)I plan to do something 'along the lines of' aerospace engineering. Since you said previously that you yourself think that Matlab is industry standard, I'll dabble into that while doing other more commonly used programs like C++ and some C#.