Simon_16v
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Hey
I was wondering if anyone on here does automotive engineering at uni? Im looking to going into it once iv completed mechanical engineering at national certificate level.
If anyone does it, what sorta of things have you done on your course? Im interested about what iv read on it so far
Thanks Si
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Colin
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Think thats what Cosra Ash & Ed do 
Maybe Brad aswell.............
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ed
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I changed to Industrial Product Design, but my course is pretty much the same as this one, however I learn to colour in and the APD guys learn about automotive electronics and safety....
http://www.aston.ac.uk/prospective-students/ug/pros/eas/20easpdp.jsp
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ed
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Plus at degree level I would really steer clear from anything with Engineering in the title, unless you like maths and writing computer programs for maths and want to have sex with maths and like maths. Maths.
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tom_simes
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Agree with Ed to be honest.
By the way, I'm doing Mechanical Engineering 
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ed
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I feel for you. I send my deepest sympathies...
A few of my friends are doing Mech Eng.... They seem to like it, but it isn't the sort of thing I would do.
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Colin
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Engineering Mathematics sucks 
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tom_simes
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For one of my modules, Dynamics 1, we have a lecturer who seems to think we are all Einstein.
'And I won't go through this in much detail as its just maths, you just need to use double angle formulae and its all easy'
Then after we spend about 40 minutes in class trying to solve one example, where most of the students don't understand what the hell she is doing - 'Oh, this is and easy one by the way, the ones I set in the exam will be much more difficult'.
I mean, WTF?
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i did mechanical and electrical engineering and did a design engineering course on the side..... all at degree level.... hard work but worth it in the end
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
Plus at degree level I would really steer clear from anything with Engineering in the title, unless you like maths and writing computer programs for maths and want to have sex with maths and like maths. Maths.
ditto.
I do Industrial Design and Technology, Engineering people all complain about the level of maths/programming at Loughborough
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
For one of my modules, Dynamics 1, we have a lecturer who seems to think we are all Einstein.
'And I won't go through this in much detail as its just maths, you just need to use double angle formulae and its all easy'
Then after we spend about 40 minutes in class trying to solve one example, where most of the students don't understand what the hell she is doing - 'Oh, this is and easy one by the way, the ones I set in the exam will be much more difficult'.
I mean, WTF?
Sounds like our engineering tutor. Bearing in mind we had to do the odd engineering module and I got a grade D in lower tier maths at GCSE I struggled. That was untill he set the coursework. All the answers were in the book which he took the questions from 
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Rob H
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I'm doing Mechanical and Automotive engineering.
Sounded good 4 years ago when there was an automotive industry in this country. Waste of time IMO now that there is little to no auto industry.
Don't expect to learn anything interesting either as regards the auto side of things - or at least I never did, as they seemed more more intent on making us learn the maths behind weight transfer, NVH, damping characteristics etc etc. .
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ed
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We build racing cars out of off cuts of carbon fibre from the Koninsegg factory 
[Edited on 16-04-2007 by ed]
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Jamie
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Doing Mechanical Engineering and as above - Maths/maths and yes maths
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Simon_16v
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Originally posted by tom_simes
Agree with Ed to be honest.
By the way, I'm doing Mechanical Engineering
What level are you doing it at?
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
Plus at degree level I would really steer clear from anything with Engineering in the title, unless you like maths and writing computer programs for maths and want to have sex with maths and like maths. Maths.
agree with that, im doing motorsport engineering at brunel, in my second year now. Havent so much seen anything motorsport yet. Wish i had done something else now
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tom_simes
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi_Si
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Originally posted by tom_simes
Agree with Ed to be honest.
By the way, I'm doing Mechanical Engineering
What level are you doing it at?
I'm doing a Masters (MEng), in my second year at the moment at Swansea.
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Haimsey
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pretty sure my brothers doing it not too sure though, is this involving CAD and CAM ? if so, then i think he is
Hes at Sheffield Hallam
Marcy Marc 
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tom_simes
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Mr H, join GTCG again 
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Haimsey
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im back  not been around while on easter hols much cause i been a busy body 
Marcy Marc
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Think thats what Cosra Ash & Ed do
Maybe Brad aswell.............
Nope, I'm a designer/3D modeller
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