Everything You’ll Learn in Mechanical Engineering

Here is my summary of pretty much everything you're going to learn in a mechanical engineering degree.

0:00 intro
0:58 Math
2:35 Static systems
3:59 Materials
4:58 Dynamic systems
6:26 Robotics and programming
8:23 Data analysis
9:22 Manufacturing and design of mechanical systems

[vasssiliss]

As a mechanical engineering student in my last semester, I have to say it's a very nice video, that truly summarizes the whole curriculum! A lot of memories were popping up as you were listing each field 😀 greetings from Germany

[danaolsen]

I retired from a Mechanical Engineering career a couple of years ago. Watching your video brought back so many memories. I kept thinking "Yes, I did take that class". What a nice review of all the things I had to enjoy and endure! Getting that degree was the toughest thing I have ever done and it was totally worth it. I've never had one moments regret about choosing that degree and career. I always felt like it was what I was meant to be. Thanks again for your great review. I just hope you didn't scare any young people away! LOL!

[Tomee]

My brains exploded half way through.😢 great respect to all mechanical engineers.

[mikekienker]

Your video brought back my nightmare of a college experience in the 70s. I truly gave Mechanical Engineering the old college try for 4 years. I only completed about 2 to 3 years of the ME curriculum before finally giving it up and joining the Air Force (with no degree). In the USAF I got my Associates degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, and in the process discovered that I should have changed my major early on to Computer Science or Electrical Engineering which I found much more interesting and exciting. I think if the Univ. of Nebraska had had Mechatronics then I might have stuck with it, but I doubt it. ME really kicked my butt! Complete respect to all who have that degree!

[jenpsakiscousin]

I spent 15 years as a tool maker before becoming and engineer. Having an intimate knowledge of how parts are made has been the most important skill for me so far. The most difficult aspect so far has been learning the different software (NX, Zuken, Creo, MathLab etc and finding the patience to sit in a chair in front of a computer all day. Metallurgy also has been a big help. I would encourage anyone becoming a Mech Engineer to take it

[cynthiaarmstrong]

If you can make it through the soul-crushingly-difficult first two years, and then branch into your specialty of choice in the latter two, it’s like the clouds part and the rays of the sun shine through. For me it was physical metallurgy ❤

[t_c]

If you're doing mech E, do everything you can to take classes that mimic industry experience. Most classes do not, they just do a lot of vaguely applicable math.

[petergregory]

I’m a retired mechanical engineer and one of my sons has followed me into the job. The difference between us was that he went to university coming out with master’s degree and I went to technical college earning a higher national certificate. He went into consultancy and I went into plant maintenance management. Grand result, he has always earned 2 or 3 times my salary. My advice to him from the beginning was get a degree from a full time course, don’t do any day release courses. Judging by the described curriculum there have been many additions but the basics remain. Engineering is an honest profession solidly based unlike banking or stock market. I’d still recommend it to anyone. Regards

[jeffreyyeh]

Mechanical engineer for 12 years now. Depending on the industry, I think there is a lot of value in getting a masters or certificate in a related field such as embedded systems, robotics, optics, etc. It supplements the broad undergraduate coursework with deeper knowledge in a specific field.

[rt]

This was really interesting, thank you. I recently retired after working as a mech eng for many years. I am in Europe and here also, we studied much the same as you have described. My primary graduation was in the early 1980's and I subsequently did a Masters degree in Brunel University in London in the mid 1990's. Your very accurate description of the studies throughout the Mech Eng degree certainly raised fond memories for me. I smiled at your comment regarding your favourite subject was fluid mechanics. Mine was Thermodynamics. We actually took a 'combined' module of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics called 'thermofluids'. Here both disciplines were combined and studied together. This actually made sense as both are closely related and many processes are generally related to both disciplines. Memories of late night panics preparing for exams studying Bernouli's equation, the Carnot cycle, Newtons laws of thermodynamics & proofs of equations made me into a nervous wreck! I remember one night (in the winter of my discontent) wishing that Daniel Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and physicist would have drowned in his bath before he could have inflicted such fright and worry into all future Mechanical Engineering students!! LOL.
Please keep up the good work and best wishes to you with your You Tube channel.

[cgharty]

Nice video. We had a fun little rivalry with CEs in college. Used to joke that MEs build rockets and CEs build targets.

[skumancer]

Computer Scientist here. Been developing games for 15 years. I could have been a mechanical engineer in another life. I excelled in physics, chemistry and statistics, and a lot of my free time is spent in mechanical-related projects.

Thanks for the video!

[tankthebear]

I went into ME after a stint in the Navy as an IT specialist. Got out with strong skills in computers AND my ME degree. What a great ticket THAT was. This was in the early 80s. I retired as the IT director for Engineering, R&D and EHS at a fortune 100 company. My ME degree and my Navy training gave me a very affluent life and rewarding career.

[danielgradinaru]

I joined the marines as a airfield operations engineer. I learned all of that in a expedited manner just focusing on the basics of every subject. I got my certification and with over 3 years of experience in the field I quickly found a job as an engineer. Don’t quit and give up if you’re not successful in college. Join a military branch and specialize in that subject. Military was a way around college. It’s unfortunate that it’s not talked about enough. The whole stigma is that you have to go to college to be successful. Which couldn’t be further from the truth. There are other ways. Just need to know where to look.

[kosmologist]

A lot of times the Mech. E. degree is roughly split in 3-3-2 semesters. First 3 semesters are fundamentals: math, physics, chemistry, programming, core classes, etc. Next 3 semesters are the "actual" engineering basics: fluids, heat, CAD, control theory, thermodynamics, statics, dynamics, kinematics, etc. Last 2 semesters are mostly Senior Design and electives.

[wesley]

I would like to thank you for this video, I'm currently doing second year Mechanical engineering, it was refreshing watching as it made me aware of just how fun getting this degree will be, and it made me embrace the fact that this is truly a beautiful course, keep up the good work

[Nullable]

Anyone willing to study Mechanial Engineering must watch this!!
Thanks for doing it 🙌🙌

[ElwoodAndersonNV]

As a retired professional mechanical engineer, I think you've done a fine job is summarizing a mechanical engineering education. It's something I could have used out of high school to indicate what I would be confronting at Cal way back when. Keep up the good work!

[michaelguidera]

This was a very good summary of what goes into an ME degree. I obtained mine from UC Berkeley in 1974. I was curious to see how the course work has changed. About 80% were the exact same courses. The courses dealing with robotics, computer programming, and data analysis were new. Thanks again for this info. Very helpful for those interested in this line of profession.
It is not an easy degree to obtain, but all the effort pays off in confidence that builds over time as you gain experience. Doors will open and one day you will look back and say to yourself, " what a ride", and experience a deep joy in what you accomplished.

[giu]

I'm on my first semester studying mechanical engineering and I'm so hyped!!!! As you listed the courses i kept getting more and more exited for the future