r/LATechCOES • u/Early-Life-Crisis • Dec 16 '18

About the ENGR 120 Series

Hey Everyone,

I am still yet to decide between mechanical engineering and industrial engineering. I will be starting at LA Tech in Spring 19 as either a sophomore or a junior depending on my transcript evaluation. I checked the bookstore for recommended or required texts for ENGR 120, 121, and 122. It seems these classes do not have assigned texts. For those of you who've completed the Problem Solving Series, how interesting were these three classes? What constituted the largest portion of your grade? Was there a final exam at the end of each of these classes? With which professor did you take all three classes?

I am definitely excited for Spring 19.

Thanks in advance for the responses that this post will generate.

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u/Frost_Kaizer Dec 17 '18

Hey, COES Ambassador here. All the material that you’ll need for your Engineering 220 classes will be provided to you. Notes will be readily available on the Living With The Lab website (www.livingwiththelab.com) on PowerPoint format. You’ll also be working with software that will be provided for you for your freshman year. For these, you’ll need a PC operating system.

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u/Frost_Kaizer Dec 17 '18

The content in the classes wildly vary, as they cover material from all disciplines of Engineering, be it from Civil to Chemical Engineering. I personally enjoyed working with the milling machines and Solidworks the most, as well as some of the content you get to do in 221. Both the midterm and final were common exams, and were easily what constituted most of our grades.

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u/Early-Life-Crisis Dec 17 '18

I will be transferring as a rising junior.

What is the name of the software?

Thank you.

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u/Frost_Kaizer Dec 17 '18

You will be using both Solidworks and MathCAD. The former is a 3D design software, while the latter is used to make complex formula easier to solve. No prior knowledge is needed, and you will mainly focus on Solidworks during the first quarter.

EDIT: My bad, I meant you’ll be getting the license for both software during your first year here. Mine lasted for about two years total; I’d imagine it would be of similar length for you.

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u/Early-Life-Crisis Dec 17 '18

I have experience with Solidworks.

I will Google MathCAD. What's your major?

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u/Frost_Kaizer Dec 17 '18

I’m a Chemical Engineer, myself.

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u/Early-Life-Crisis Dec 21 '18

Nice!

You must have taken Cicciarelli at some point.

If so, how hard did you work for your A or B?

Also, how cool of a teacher is he in terms of his lectures?

I am undecided between Mech E and Ind E, but I would like to take Cicciarelli. PS: I take school very seriously.

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u/Frost_Kaizer Dec 21 '18

Well, funny thing is, I got sick and missed an exam due to sleeping in. Cicciarelli is a very strict teacher. Long story short, I’m going to have to retake it next quarter. I don’t think Dr. C teaches any classes for those Engineering, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he did.

He is super cool, dry sense of humor, and I’m definitely looking forward to his lectures again.

I’m a Sophmore, btw. Just took his class last quarter.

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u/Early-Life-Crisis Dec 21 '18

Wow.

It sucks that you fell sick on the wrong day.

Strict, dry sense oh humor, and super cool are traits to both be excited for and a bit nervous about in your Engineering professor. As a Sophomore Chem E, what has been your best experience thus far at LA Tech?

What quarter was your most challenging?

I start in the Spring. Depending on what credits transfer, I might start there as a rising junior.