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And of course, Chevy350TPI is Steve, aka Capt. Canada, Denim is Aaron, SSaudio is Mark.

yep, and either Travis or MK or both is also a ME (I think) I don't know names here yet. Just usernames. Unless they are obvious, like mine for example! ME? Mechanical? Yep. ME is Mechanical Engineering EE: Electrical engineering IE: Industrial Engineers CE: Civil Engineering CH E: Chemical Engineering NE: Nuclear Engineering. Acidburn > Tom Topgun > Ryan2 Tirefryr > Ryan1 JimJ > Jim ///M5 > Sean MKader > Michael Kader (think its michael...) ANeonRider > Scott the list goes on...

EE here is calc 1-3, and Difficult Equations. Basically you get raped with no lube. Repeatedly.

Tom is a ME if I remember correctly, Jim is... not sure....

I'm doing time for EE currently. Not to fond of school either.

He used to do some kind of audio engineering with large sound systems. And commercial design. Not sure exactly actually. I have yet to have a question he isn't able to answer You need to ask him what the most badass thing he ever designed/built was and report back. I'll have to. I was talking to him yesterday and he happens to own a set of Magnepan Planar speakers Least he has good taste.

He used to do some kind of audio engineering with large sound systems. And commercial design. Not sure exactly actually. I have yet to have a question he isn't able to answer You need to ask him what the most badass thing he ever designed/built was and report back.

Probably the reason I've had a college level reading and writing comprehension since the 4th grade. Either that or your average college student has the reading and writing comprehension of a 4th grader (could be either nowadays...damned kids) I had a 'college' reading level since grade school if I remember correctly. Although after knowing people in college i realize know that doesn't take a whole hell of a lot.

I particularly enjoy the professors who have no problem going off on a tangent to something and end up discussing real stuff with students. I have friends who can't do that, they have to have this straight and narrow learning track, but f' that.

Now if I could have classes where we actually discussed real world applications and studied them as would be used in practice as an engineer, I think I would enjoy that quite a bit more, but not so much. It wasn't that it was based on real world applications but when you have profs who understand that you need to learn by applying something it makes it easier for them to cater to you. Having more personal time with the professors was the real key probably. You mean everyone doesn't learn by assigning problem after problem from a text book and doing it over and over? speaking of, I really ought to start on my hw tonight.... My teacher used to do work in the audio industry, so he can relate a lot of situations into audio related. Works keeping me interested Lucky.

Tom: I love your posting of that xkcd comic that I posted up the other day.

Tom: I love your posting of that xkcd comic that I posted up the other day.

Bwahahahahahahaha YES! It got used.

They are unveiling the BTL's? Hmm, maybe I ought to venture out into the rest of the forum more often.... Naaa, it scares me sometimes.

Now if I could have classes where we actually discussed real world applications and studied them as would be used in practice as an engineer, I think I would enjoy that quite a bit more, but not so much. It wasn't that it was based on real world applications but when you have profs who understand that you need to learn by applying something it makes it easier for them to cater to you. Having more personal time with the professors was the real key probably. You mean everyone doesn't learn by assigning problem after problem from a text book and doing it over and over? Definitely part of my problem, I hate assignments and would plagiarize therefore to learn I needed to cram which meant some hands on time. Oh lord this sounds familiar.

Now if I could have classes where we actually discussed real world applications and studied them as would be used in practice as an engineer, I think I would enjoy that quite a bit more, but not so much. It wasn't that it was based on real world applications but when you have profs who understand that you need to learn by applying something it makes it easier for them to cater to you. Having more personal time with the professors was the real key probably. You mean everyone doesn't learn by assigning problem after problem from a text book and doing it over and over?

I love pandora.com.

Very true, but I think all the more basic shit like circuit theory one could all be taught as a 2 semester hands on lab and lecture rolled into one. Then again a lot of EE students I know don't give a shit about hands on, hell a lot of them couldn't wire a f'ing light switch if you told them to.

I'm not the dullest knife in the drawer by any means, not the sharpest one either, but if you show me a real world application and how to apply it there and use it etc, I will take a quite a bit of interest in it if its even remotely interesting. I enjoy learning about stuff that pertains to real life and such, but you give me book work and I will be likely to tell you to go f' yourself. Doing crap out of a book bores me to death and I would rather swim in scissors.

Now if I could have classes where we actually discussed real world applications and studied them as would be used in practice as an engineer, I think I would enjoy that quite a bit more, but not so much.

It pisses me off to no end too. There needs to be a mix of theory and hands on. Thank god K-state still does quite a bit of hands on for engineering schools from what I understand.

Why yes they did, we learned that they all go visit the flea circus and give you the finger on the way out if you don't elevate the cables off the ground. Silly little electrons.

not too terrible As long as the connections have been properly broken in. no worries, I sell a device to pre-break them in for you. Now for a super low introductory price of $799 Awww man, I'm broke now. I thought my sound stage was lacking from cables not being broke in.

I like going to a place to meet chicks where they are already in bed. LOL, nice.

And the difference in real life? I get to train some people on some things I don't understand tomorrow. Ought to be fun since I don't feel like studying tonight either. Eff it. I enjoy it a hell of a lot more if I can see it in the first place and put my hands on it. And for being a EE I don't know shit about circuits and can't say its the most enjoyable thing ever. I really don't want to change majors 3yrs into engineering again either. I'm planning on finishing the EE degree with power systems (easiest and sounds most enjoyable) and work in the shop for 5-10yrs and get my own custom business up off the ground. I learn with my hands as well, practical knowledge >> theory. Agreed. Working in the shop its easy to tell what professors know a ton about theory and jack shit about practical knowledge and who actually knows wtf they are doing. All depends on the day. not too terrible As long as the connections have been properly broken in. Eh, not to much no, not very fond of my teacher.