How I Would Learn Mechanical Engineering (If I Could Start Over)

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This is how I would relearn mechancal engineering in university if I could start over. There are two aspects I would focus on developing:
1. The knowledge required to do well in your engineering classes
2. The knowledge needed to pass engineering interviews and land jobs
The goal of this video is to help you better master the engineering material and provide you with a systematic approach to aceing job interviews that I learned through trial and error. Timestamps are provided below.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:39 Two Aspects of Mechanical Engineering
02:14 Material Science
03:51 Ekster Wallets
05:08 Mechanics of Materials
08:39 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer
12:17 Fluid Mechanics
13:52 Manufacturing Processes
17:05 Electro-Mechanical Design
20:34 Harsh Truth
21:06 Systematic Method for Interview Preparation
22:31 List of Technical Questions
22:47 Conclusion

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[FictionHubZA]

The lack of mechanical engineering tutorials on youtube is disturbing.

[nicktune]

One thing I feel like you missed, which is taught at my university, is machine design. Things like gears, bearings, pressure vessels, bolts, nuts, other fasteners, integrating things you learned about beams from mechanics, etc. This is very important for basic designs, and even though I myself am not a mechanical engineering major, rather materials engineering, there are so many mechanical engineers that still dont understand these basic things like how to select a bearing, or what bolt and nut size to use, and how things should be attached. People are too focused on coding, circuits, thermo, and cading individual parts that they just completely skip over how they are going to implement it in their system.

[johnkeefe]

Engineering school is NOT taught by engineers! It is taught by engineering academics. While I had some excellent professors, the best had industry experience. This is why co-op should be mandatory for engineering. I had the advantage of having 45 years in manufacturing and evening community college teaching. We do a poor job of preparing graduating engineers for the industry workplace. It is only the very, very few that will apply the theoretical knowledge that they have been taught. As discussed in this video, the most important thing is understanding the principles' linkage.

[shamsmaruf]

As a student who passionately wants to learn mechanical engineering this video was the best
Covering all the basic topics in all those subjects is surely what i was planning on but you just made me sure of myself and all in all a great video for students and for mechanical engineers in general

[skeleteeth]

I’m a game design student, however I love seeing stuff like this. I wanted to learn mechanical engineering out of curiosity and I never realized how complex it actually is. Very interesting stuff.

[data_analyst]

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[MrJayelamont]

Thank you for putting this together man! I'm a year+ into my Mechanical Engineering schooling and this was the best most comprehensive break down I've seen yet! I can't wait to check out the top 80 interview questions guide.

[jadenngo]

Love this video. I graduated with mechanical engineering last year. We need more videos about mechanical engineers!

[printgymnast]

Thanks for the video. I'm a 20 year old machinist looking to become an engineer and this has really helped me see that its possible. After I graduated highschool I had some personal issues that made it so college wasn't really an option. instead I went to trade school and started working, I really like the work but id like to start getting into the design of parts and assemblies. I already have a good amount of knowledge on material properties, tolerances, components, manufacturing processes and some physics as well as a couple years experience in manufacturing and this video has helped me see what I need to improve on in order to reach that goal. My question is does where you get a degree matter much to employers and will my machining experience help me or hurt me in geting interviews

[johntryl]

I was sort of expecting a plan on how to sequence the order of studying things so as to make best/most efficient use of time, or things you would have done differently in your progression, but this video kinda just went over all the topics of mechanical engineering. No knock, but I'm not sure I really understood the "how" part, with respect to how to approach the learning - what I did get from this is there's a lot of topics that mech eng covers, but left without a sense of how to approach these topics from the perspective of wanting to learn and develop as a mech eng. What's the first project you should build so that you can move onto more complex stuff? What's the best topic material to build a foundation. What did you do while becoming a mech eng, that you wish you could have done differently? For example, if I were to study e.e. again, I'd recommend starting with analog circuits sooner. I started with digital circuits and don't think I ever gave enough attention to analog circuits. I would recommend someone doing e.e. to buy an oscilloscope, something I never had while learning about circuits in high school, which contributed to me avoiding analog circuits and limited me in that area of study. I got really good at digital circuits, but still struggle with analog circuits today because I never had the tools available that were needed, and eventually got turned off from the subject matter when it finally was presented way later in life. In terms of mech eng, what stuff would you change or do differently, that would have made you better today? That's what I'm curious about... (sayig: "understand the material" at the end of the video just feels like too broad a recommendation ... of course someone who understands the material is going to dominate when it comes to jobs because it's a competitive advantage and differentiator, but the "how" is still missing, on what you'd actually do differently if you could start over, so the video title is kinda never addressed). Anywho, I still appreciated watching, it was at least cool to see the different topics.

[kimmy]

This is a fantastic video, absolutely on point with the general idea of this bachelors degree and what it covers. I'm currently in my second year studying Mech Eng. in Germany and have pretty much finished all the essential courses you mentioned in this video. One thing I feel like you've missed is Machine Elements (Sometimes called Machine Design or even Konstruktionstechnik ) which was a very important course IMO, cause it taught you how to create a "Machine" ( for instance in our final we had to calculate and draw a 3-gear gearbox, without syncs, where the calculations were mainly focused on the actual gears and the shaft itself alongside of the bearings, the housing was not required to be calculated per Method B, all within 3.5 hours on a A2 paper with a 1:2 scale). It first of all taught me how to design something according to Norms and then also gave me an idea what to watch out for, like interferences etc., while working in CAD when I started being part of a FSAE Team. I remember vividly a guy in our course did not pass because he forgot to integrate a shaft seal and didn't have anything to compensate for it, but that gearbox would have blown up due to starvation had it been "cleared", and that was our professors argument for failing him. Although extremely shitty, was still absolutely correct and that mistake will probably never be repeated by the guy.
In conclusion the degree is tough but god damn it is it fun to do if u start actually getting stuff right.

[nelsonchin]

A lot of good details here. Electro mechanical design might be the most sought after skill in the market these days

[lucass.decordoba]

12:20 yes, please do that! Would love a video of yours about a "technical" topic!

[azarealbheri]

Thank for efforts!! This channel is definitely filling in a great void there is, regarding the lack of enough, quality mechanical engineering content on YT

[Trenz]

I'm a senior atm. My advice: go into electrical engineering. Perhaps it's just my area and my university, but this industry feels like it's having an identity crisis and the lack of a cohesive idea of what it is really seems to be hindering the viability of the major. One mechanical engineer can have a VASTLY different skillset than another.

I also feel like this major has really not adapted to the new technologies and programs available and the course-load is getting a bit too heavy overall and oscillating between requiring a deep understanding and a surface level knowledge. Again, it could just be my university, but it pains me to see what's happening to my chosen major--one that I adore the classical vision of (a person with a deep understanding of classical mechanics, manufacturing/fabrication, and a surface level understanding of electronics.) I blame material science and industrial engineering.

[mikkosilakka]

It's quite amusing how I can still recall the fundamental concepts of mechanical engineering. While many of these concepts are interesting to know, they often fall short in securing a job in today's oversaturated mechanical engineering job market. In my view, the most critical skills for success in the field include proficiency in 2D/3D design, the ability to interpret technical drawings and symbols, proficiency in Excel and PDM and the capability to work hands-on.

I hold a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Finland, and it's disheartening to note that a significant portion of my classmates faced challenges in finding relevant employment due to the scarcity of job opportunities in the industry. Instead, they ended up working in fields such as food delivery, truck driving, warehouse labor, or mechanic roles, earning salaries in the range of 10-13 euros per hour.

Personally, I made a career shift into web development, and my current situation is much more favorable. One silver lining is that I didn't have to accumulate a substantial student loan for my education, especially considering that much of what I learned during my mechanical engineering studies falls into the category of "nice to know" rather than "need to know." 😄

[Nobody-lxuq]

I'm a kinesiology student developing a wearable thing that makes a particular labour job put much less strain on mostly your lower back muscles but the undergrad curriculum in kin doesn't really cover anything about materials. Only the biomechanical aspects of where supporting forces should be throughout the chosen movement are analyzed, so it basically assumes perfect theoretical materials lol. I'm mostly clueless about engineering except for glances at my civ eng friend's homework where I only ever really understood that stress and strain graph, so this video giving a name to mostly all the things I'll need to look further into is very useful.

[lucasbruno]

Literally the best video ive seen on the topic. Thx:)

[amrendrasingh]

Thanks this video really helps alot when it comes to understanding the standards followed in different parts of the world.

[nafeeztanveenchowdhury]

great job. Hope you'd make more videos on this topic. We dont really have lots of videos available for ME