Tips on succeeding in Engineering October 10 2012 Andrea Gideon What is EPTS Free tutorial service for U0 and U1 students Provided by the Engineering Student Centre and the EUS ID: 804943
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Engineering Peer Tutoring Service (EPTS)Tips on succeeding in Engineering
October
10, 2012
Andrea Gideon
Slide2What is EPTS?
Free
tutorial service for
U0 and
U1
students
Provided by the Engineering Student
Centre and the EUS
Advisory committee:
Judy
Pharo
(
Associate Director, Engineering Student Centre)
Professor
Mohamed
Meguid
(Associate Dean)
Professor Siva
Nadarajah
Slide3How does EPTS work? Drop-in office hours
Midterm and final exam review sessions
Software
mini-courses (MATLAB)
Tutors are available to:
Answer your questions
Provide support
Slide4Schedule
Slide5Courses Offered
Subject
Course
Chemical Engineering
CHEE 200
Chemical Engineering Principles 1
CHEE 204
Chemical Engineering Principles 2
CHEE 220
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Civil Engineering
CIVE 205
Statics
CIVE 206
Dynamics
CIVE 207
Solid Mechanics
CIVE 290
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Electrical Engineering
ECSE 200
Electric Circuits 1
ECSE 210
Electric Circuits 2
ECSE 221
Introduction to Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
MECH 210
Mechanics 1
MECH 220
Mechanics 2
U0 Math
MATH 133
Linear Algebra and Geometry
MATH 140
Calculus 1
MATH 141
Calculus 2
U1 Math
MATH 262
Intermediate Calculus
MATH 263
Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers
MATH 264
Advanced Calculus
Slide6Where?Room FDA 6BFrank Dawson Adams Building
Contact
:
Andrea Gideon
epts@mcgilleus.ca
Slide7succeeding in engineering
Slide8Some thoughts on first yearIntro and general courses
It gets more interesting – and easier
!
Smaller classes
More applications
Teamwork
Design Projects
Slide9My First Year at McGillFrom CEGEP (Dawson College)Advantages / DisadvantagesFirst auditorium experience at McGillAdjusting to University grading system
Working alone / Working in groups
Slide10Succeeding in your coursesUseYour Resources
Classmates
Teaching Assistants
EPTS
Professors
Extra Practice Materials
Library databases
Online resources
Copi
-EUS
Friends who took the class before
Slide11Succeeding in EngineeringDon’t lose sight of why you chose EngineeringAcademic AdvisorsMentors, older students
Em
(POWE)r program
Getting involved in other activities
Design teams
Slide12Benefits of being in EngineeringComparison to Pre-Med and Science U0 coursesSense of communityAbundance of free resources
Slide13Questions?