RA = Well rounded

You show your class often Gus.

I just gave opinions above, and you call me low class, and warped.

I had Literature, and Poetry in high school. I just did not enjoy it. I do not like rap music either, but to some that is a form of poetry, and music. Should I listen to Eminem rap about killing his mother to become higher class, well rounded, and clued in on the society around me?

If you are not well rounded by the time you get out of high school taking courses in areas you are not at all interested in and have absolutely nothing to do with your major, or chosen vocation are not going to take the edges off.

Your low class buddy,

Scott.

 

The fact that I am paying for the courses which are in my opinion "fluff" bothers me even more.

It's not like I could change any of this Gus. This is all just my little opinion.

I respect yours. I just don't agree, but it's all good.

Your warped, low class Bunkie,

Scott

 

You have never uttered truer words, Scott.

As usual, either by neglect or on purpose, you fail to tell the truth.

No. You should take more courses on Ethics, Esthetics, Philosophy, Psychology, English Composition, etc. so that you learn how to formulate logical, articulate, and convincing arguments.

I disagree. In fact, this is my major disagreement with the British system. I believe these courses are better understood and appreciated when an individual matures and seizes better control over his or her hormonal impulses. Then again, some people never cross this threshold.

These terms are oxymoronic.

 

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Your low class buddy,
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These terms are oxymoronic.


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I'm sorry I meant your low class Bunkie, (that is what you call me right)

Scott

 

No, no, no. You are not, not could you ever be, my Bunkie. Please look up what constitutes an interjection (it's another one of those "fluff" course things). I could have employed the terms dude, homie, or buckaroo, but bunkie seemed more appropriate.

By the way, have you ever read Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's novel Don Quixote de la Mancha?

 

In these amicable discussions we must always remember that Gus is 'god' and that he is attempting to build a monument to himself whilst he is still alive.
As I've mentioned before, all medical people, lawyers, and most accountants, believe they are 'GOD'. But to be a 'real' GOD Gus needs to follow the guidelines recently established by a reincarnated Dr Rich.
'Duck boy' in 'paradise'.

 

If you're going to attribute some sort of standard for posters to me, then let me say that Gus meets it 100%.

 

What Fluff?

Here is the UND BS Mechanical Engineering from University of North Dakota (available by DL):

Other than 6 hours of humaniteis electives, and 9 hours in writing (something many engineers need help with) (out of 136) I do not see any fluff.

Of course the 6 hours of electives COULD be in Music Appreciation IF THE STUDENT SO ELECTS!

B.S. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Required 136 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above, and 60 of which must be from a 4-year institution) including:
I. General Education Requirements (see University GER listing).
II. The Following Curriculum:
First Second
Freshman Year Semester Semester
Chem 121 General Chemistry (3)
Chem 121L General Chemistry Lab I (1)
Engl 110 College Composition I (3)
Engl 120 College Composition II (3)
or
Engl 125 Technical and Business Writing (3)
Engr 101 Graphical Communication (3)
Engr 200 Computer Applications in
Engineering (2)
Math 165, 166 Calculus I, II (4) (4)
Phys 251 University Physics I (3)
Phys 252L University Physics Lab I (1)
Arts and Humanities (3) (3)
Sophomore Year
Engr 201 Statics (3)
Engr 202 Dynamics (3)
Engr 203 Mechanics of Materials (3)
Econ 201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
EE 206 Circuit Analysis (3)
Math 265 Calculus III (4)
Math 266 Intro to Differential Equations (3)
ME 203 Mechanical Design
Fundamentals (3)
Phys 252 University Physics II (3)
Phys 252L University Physics Lab II (1)
Phys 253 University Physics III (3)
Phys 253L University Physics Lab III (1)
or
Chem 122 General Chemistry (3)
Chem 122L General Chem Lab (1)
Junior Year
Social Science (3)
ME 301 Materials Science (3)
ME 306 Fluid Mechanics (3)
ME 311 Manufacturing Processes I (3)
ME 313 Engineering Materials (2)
Math 321 Applied Statistical Methods (3)
ME 322 Kinematics and Dynamics
of Machines (3)
ME 323 Mech Component Design (3)
ME 324 Dynamic Systems Analysis (3)
ME 341, 342 Thermodynamics (3) (3)
Engr 460 Engineering Economy (3)
Senior Year
ME 418 Manufacturing Processes II (3)
ME 474 Fund Heat & Mass Transfer (3)
ME 480 Mechanical Engineering Seminar (3)
ME 483 Mechanical Measurements Lab (3)
ME 486 Mechanical Engineering Practice (3)
ME 487 Engineering Design (2)
ME 488 Engineering Design (3)
Phil 370 Ethics in Engineering and
Science (A&H) (3)
Social Science (3)
Technical Electives (3) (6)
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES:
ME 416 Advanced Manufacturing Processes (3)
ME 426# Mechanical Vibrations (3)
ME 429 Introduction to Finite Element
Analysis (3)
ME 446# Gas Turbines (3)
ME 449# Internal Combustion Engines (3)
ME 451 Heating and Air Conditioning (3)
ME 464# Computational Fluid Dynamics (3)
ME 476# Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (3)
ME 490 Special Laboratory Problems (3)
ME 514 Processing of Advanced Materials (3)
ME 523 Advanced Machine Design (3)
ME 526# Advanced Vibrations (3)
ME 529# Advanced Finite
Element Methods (3)
ME 541 Advanced Thermodynamics (3)
ME 545 Fluidized-Bed Combustion (3)
ME 574# Advanced Heat Transfer (3)
ME 590 Special Topics (3)
* Some of the following courses may be waived by completing Engr 100 — Professional Assessment Evaluation: Engr 101, Engr 200, ME 203, and ME 480. Phil 370 may also be waived, but not the University’s GER (For Engr 100 course description, see Engineering listing).

 

What a waste! A course on ethics?!? Thank God/Self-Esteem, at least it can be waived. Besides, all those courses when you could get a degree from KW with, oh, five, six, seven courses! What next? Shakespeare? Picasso? Stravinsky?

 

Humanities and engineering

I have a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and a master in a related field. My experience is that those liberal arts courses I was “forced” to take to complete my US degree have been extremely beneficial for my professional career. I feel that I have that extra edge that my British and European colleagues at my company lack. An engineer needs much more than calculus and physics to be successful. Those courses in humanities, social science or English composition opened a lot of doors for me, but, more importantly, they helped change forever the way I perceived the world.

When I took those classes I was of the same opinion: I thought I was wasting time, but, hey, you know, ignorance is daring…..

 

Hi JLV: "Ignorance is daring." Brilliant! Many thanks for your post.