<p>I am looking to take
- Differential Equations (4 credits)
- Dynamics (3 credits)
- Thermodynamics (3 credits)
- Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
- Engineering Materials (3 credits)</p>
<p>All in all 16 credits. Do you think this would be doable ( I do study a lot) or do you think that this will just result in failure?</p>
<p>Any labs? If not, this is average. 65 hrs/week studying including class hours.</p>
<p>Did your academic advisor actually OK this schedule? Or are you just trying to run some BS by us to see what we think?</p>
<p>Well, this is all gonna depend on where you go and likely, no one here has had the same experience. The workload is going to vary insitution to institution. A lot. Where I go, materials is supposed to be one of the most time consuming and hardest class for some reason (I’m a mech major).</p>
<p>Doesn’t look too bad, especially if you don’t work.</p>
<p>It is possible to do this but it obviously depends on you how tough this will be. Those are all some pretty cool classes but how great and easy/hard you find them will be based on the teacher you have. However, you can definitely do this and still have a life if you are one to not let yourself get too distracted and get work done when you need to.</p>
<p>That is a brutal list of classes, even if it is only 16 hours. Drop fluid mechanics and take it later. That class will be absolutely ridiculous if you haven’t taken differential equations yet.</p>
<p>Is Engineering Materials similar to Mechanics of Materials?</p>
<p>If so, I’ve taken all those except Dynamics. That class aside, I don’t think that schedule is impossible. The four I’ve taken were all pretty formulaic, especially differential equations. Identify the type of problem, apply the appropriate solution technique.</p>
<p>Thermo could be considered the exception. Depending on how that class is taught, it can be a nightmare. Fortunately, I had a rather easy professor and it wasn’t bad at all.</p>
<p>Just because you could do it doesn’t mean you should. Like aerokid said, those are some cool classes, I would personally want to dedicate lots of time not just getting through it, but really chewing on the material. You would have to sacrfice something to get through that schedule not already including your sanity.</p>
<p>I don’t recall anyone taking Thermo and Fluids at the same time. Even 4 out of these 5 in one semester would cause serious heart palpitations, let alone 5. Dynamics, Thermo, and Fluids are all ‘similar’ in the sense that they’re major time consumers, Differential Equations is the big white elephant in the dorm room, and if Engineering Materials is the ‘easy class’ for the semester, we’ll probably never hear from you again :).</p>
<p>Seriously, 4 of the 5 max, preferably NOT Fluids or Thermo. Tho it depends on the school and the student too. I took all those classes and still have jitters over Diff Eq. The rest were fairly straightfoward, just a lot of work.</p>
<p>If your goal is to get High GPA then forget about these classes taken at the same semester. But nobody is stopping you; whatever works for you as you are in control of your life.</p>
<p>GPA is far from the biggest issue here. The biggest two things are the ability to truly learn all of those subjects well when one’s attention is so divided and the ability to learn fluid mechanics in particular when it is based so much on differential equations, thermodynamics and to a lesser extent dynamics. Taking three prerequisites at the same time as a class you need them for is a recipe for disaster. It means you aren’t academically prepared for that particular class. Again, put off fluid mechanics until next semester.</p>
<p>Statement: “GPA is far from the biggest issue here.”</p>
<p>My comment: oke if not GPA then go ahead take all those classes then get C. C is passing grade too !..oh by the way, you can also graduate with Engineering degree with GPA only 2.75…the school will let you graduate. And you will get job too no worries as some companies still need engineers. Good luck.</p>
<p>How did you get out of sync? Or are you trying to get ahead? Diff Eq, Dynamics are both 2nd year classes, but Fluids and Thermo are 3rd year (materials could go either way). Boneh3ad is right about the pre-req stuff, but to take it one step further, you really need to map out the rest of your semesters and make sure you have a logical plan. I saw guys my senior year not graduate on time because they could not take the required classes for lack of prereqs.</p>
<p>Is there any recommended number of credits in science/engineering courses you should limit yourself to each semester? For example I know that generally when majoring in science/engineering you should not exceed 17 credits overall per semester. For science/engineering courses would it be 12-14 credits per semester if you want to fully understand the coursework and apply it in your research/internship?</p>
<p>RaysGatorsFan: Nope…I have taken 19 credits in Eng a couple time and I did fine and…there is no limit. But then again to each, each own.</p>
<p>Jan2013, didn’t you state in an earlier post that you are a sophomore?</p>
<p>Yup sophomore back then but I am doing Dual Degree (three plus two) so I will finish completely Physics May 2014 (one more year) then going into Vandy - Mech Eng. I have taken lots of classes 19 hours per semester and still doing 3.80 GPA. I have been taking lots of classes each semestar since Freshman since I was doing BME then switching into Dual Degree Program.</p>
<p>I got out of sync because I transferred into the MechE program this semester. I was previously a physics major at another school. And the way it works at my school, certain classes (mostly junior level and beyond) are only offered in either the spring semester OR fall semester. So, I am currently a second semester sophomore taking first semester sophomore classes. But next semester I am trying to figure out a way to take junior level classes and graduate on time.</p>
<p>Shogun82: dont worry how it started and what it (or they) would do to you…it is like discussing god particle (CNN terminolgy) - but actually is Higgs Boson. We dont know how it happened, what happens or what will happen. But it happens and just deal with it AND in the end you will be alright. Life is good.</p>