<p>I attend Olive Harvey community college and I have picked my spring semester classes toward my mechanical engineering degree! I'm taking:</p>
<p>Physics 235 - Engineering Physics I: Mechanics & Wave Motion
Math 208 - Calculus
Speech 101 </p>
<p>Seems like an intense semester but I mainly can focus on my math. What are you guys taking and do you think this is a intense schedule?</p>
<p>I’m taking 6 mech. engineering courses and a math course, with the permission of my department of course, this upcoming spring semester. Calculus and Physics can be quite demanding, even if you’re only taking 3 courses. However, since you’re only taking 3 courses, you have more time to focus on those specific classes, mainly math and physics.</p>
<p>I’m signed up for:</p>
<p>Fluid Mechanics - I hear this is tough but I took Thermo first (at my school students usually take Fluids first), which everyone says will definitely help me out. I like the more physics-y stuff, so this should be good.</p>
<p>Engineering Economics - I love economics and I love engineering, but these two together just seems like it will be incredibly dry. Everyone that’s taken it has said it is a pretty easy class though.</p>
<p>Advanced Engineering Calculus - It’s been a few semesters since I’ve taken an exclusive math course so this should be interesting.</p>
<p>That’s it for me, I work on top of school.</p>
<p>If my registration priority is strong enough, I will secure:</p>
<p>Smart Electric Power Grid --Depth elective, great for resume and the jobs I’m looking at
Energy Control Systems and Optimization – Another depth elective
Probability and Random Signals
Engineering Economics – taking it now for bonus units, both major/GE fulfillment, and resume perks
Electronics I / Lab
Electromechanics Lab</p>
<p>Control of Aerospace Systems - with perhaps the most feared professor in the department (heady MIT type that likes to show off how much smarter he is than everyone else). For those still taking lower division classes, think DiffEq on steroids.</p>
<p>Spaceflight Dynamics - Orbital mechanics, spacecraft attitude dynamics, conic sections, taught by a newbie (but cute) professor.</p>
<p>Orbital Dynamics - Different flavor of astrodynamics taught by my favorite astrophysics professor, focus on celestial bodies instead of artificial spacecraft. Counts toward my last upper level free elective I have to take and also counts toward minor.</p>
<p>Theoretical Astrophysics - I guess more usage of capital Gamma and del operators, but no ksi as far as I know). Co-req for orbital dynamics, counts toward my only alloted non-departmental tech elective; also counts toward minor.</p>
<p>I was going to sign up for Computational Fluid Dynamics, which is being taught by the same great professor I had for high speed aerodynamics, but I realized my own limitations this semester with the tough load. Will hopefully take it next year.</p>
<p>I’m taking</p>
<p>Optoelectronics and Photonics
Telecommuncation Systems
Discrete Time Signals and Systems
Electrical Engineering lab II
Electronics II
Modern Physics</p>
<p>Should be fun! </p>
<p>Hydraulics + Hydraulics lab
Engineering System Design
Structural Analysis I
Materials II + Lab
Chinese 102 + Lab</p>
<p>I’m also on my way to accepting a lab assistant position with one of my professors (got an informal offer, still need to talk, but the holidays and his busy schedule are making this hard).</p>
<p>Calculus II
Physics I + Lab
Science of Materials
Civil Engineering Graphics
African History</p>
<p>This is going to be a very brutal semester for me…</p>