Mechanical Engineering

trepasers

I will hopefully be starting mechanical engineering in September.....Just wondering do you do much for the first few weeks or do they go straight into it...
I was also wondering what kind of times do you do each day for this courses

Liquidus

I have finished this course this year and from what I remember we didn't really start till October. This usually applies every year because of labs. 1st year is fairly easy if you put some work into it but can be boring at times due to long hours. In 1st year, usually 8 hrs a day Monday to Thursday and 1-2 hrs on Friday, depending on your optional choice either a language or foundation maths.

trepasers

Thanks for your reply....So that means you could have friday off if you didnt want to do any other optional subjects ??

How did you find the course....was there much practical work??

FocusRS

Ye i'm hopefully startin in september aswell!! ye wats the story with the amount of practical work!!! And wats the maths like?? I got a C2 in pass maths!!! Should i be able for the maths??

kneeelix

Im a final year mechanical student.It depends where you are going to be studying. where are you attending??
the first few weeks you just have lectures. labs generally start a few weeks in once everybody is settled and knows their way around.
any engineering course is pretty much guaranteed at 9 -5 most days depending on if you have labs ending at 6 or so. usually you will have an hour free(other than lunch) or possibly two during the day to break up lectures. I cant remember exactly how many hours i did in first year but 25-30 would be about right.
First year is easy if you did well in your maths and science subjects. they want to make sure everybody is up to a certain standard before moving onto new material.
Maths will pretty much be more of the same from the leaving. integration and differation and algebra and matrixes. it gets more advanced as you go on. In some places a B in higher maths is a requirement for the course. If you put in the work it will be grand. Fail tp prepare......

As far as practical work goes it depends where you go. first year is very basic as regards to lab work. you wont have enough theory built up to do more advanced stuff. things get more interesting as you go on.

I found the course very tough at times but its certainly worth it. and thats just me you might find it really handy. people who havent done physics or in some cases applied maths might find it very hard.different strokes for different folks.

Hope thats of some use to you

trepasers

Thanks for all the replys ...im just wondering what do most poeple do during the hour or two they get between there lectures ??

kneeelix

Whatever you want. meet friends, play sports, hang out, go to the library,Clubs and societies and not to mention go on the net. there is always something to do. I know personally when assignments start to build up then the hours in between lectures are really valuable.