Notes for Mechanical Engineering Students

Hello there fellow Mechanical Engineering students!

It took a long while to conjure this courage of mine to take up blogging my review for the Mechanical Engineering Board Exam. I am taking my time slowly on my review, I am taking it easy at the moment. But of course, we all need to focus, this review is not easy, especially for me. I am not the genius type, and to be honest - I always feel tired when thinking about "reviewing".

But I need to man up! This review won't study itself. So follow me on my quest, on my reviews. I will try to publish every lesson I understand, this way I can share my thought and if you like, you can also give advises - which I would really like if you do.

Now, let us begin to know which is which and what are the subject or the courses I need to study:

The Mechanical Board exam comprises of 3 major parts:

1. Power and Industrial Plant Engineering - this holds 35% 

    i. Power Plant Engineering
       a. Power Plant Elements
       b. Power Plant Design
       c. Piping Systems and Insulation
       d. Instrumentation and Control

    ii. Industrial Plant Engineering
       a. Project Feasibility Study
       b. Industrial Plant Design
       c. Refrigeration Engineering and its Application
       d. Air Conditioning 

2. Mathematics, Engineering Economics and Basic Engineering Sciences - holds 35%

     i. Mathematics
       a. Algebra & Plane Trigonometry
       b. Analytic Geometry
       c. Differential and Integral Calculus
       d. Differential Equations
       e. Probability and Statistics

     ii. Engineering Economics, ME Law & Code of Ethics
       a. Basic Principles of Engineering Economics
       b. Mechanical Engineering Law
       c. Mechanical Engineering Code
       d. Code of Ethics for Mechanical Engineers
       e. Obligations and Contract

    iii. Basic Engineering Sciences and Engineering Materials
       a. Chemistry
       b. Physics
       c. Modern Physics
       d. Strength of Materials
       e. Properties and Characteristics of Materials
       f. Fluid Dynamics
       g. Gas Dynamics
       h. Energy, Work and Power
       i. Thermodynamic Properties of Substances
       j. Changes in Thermodynamic Properties
       k. Vapor Power Cycle
       l. Combustion Power Cycles
       m. Refrigeration Cycles
       n. Heat Transfer
       o. Fundamentals of A/C and D/C Circuits
       p. Electronics

3. Machine Design, Materials and shop Practice - holds 30%

    i. Kinematics
    ii. Machine Design
    iii. Engineering Drawing Practice
    iv. Shop Practice

Hoooooh! I did not know that there are so many subject to start with. Well, what can I say - I am not that studious to know earlier that there are soooo many. Well I am glad I saw the outline now. I don't know where to start really. I guess I'll do the random for now. So cheers readers, till next time.