Engineering Science – Page 5 – Faculty of Engineering Part II student blog

Engineering Science ≡ Suffering (I’m being serious. This isn’t a joke)

Engineering Science ≡ Frustration Frustration is a staple ingredient in the computer programming diet. Programming is a staple ingredient in the Engineering Science diet. Therefore, frustration is normal in the Engineering Science degree. I’ve already written about that. Engineering Science ≡ Failure You must have ambition and brains if you’re thinking of signing up for Engineering…Continue Reading Engineering Science ≡ Suffering (I’m being serious. This isn’t a joke)

Busting Myths About Engineering Science

It’s maths and coding, isn’t it? Yes, you are correct – we do “maths and coding” Engineering Science students study a lot of other subjects as well in Part Two. I’ve already talked about mechanics and materials. This is a big component that plays out across all years of the degree, although this involves maths…Continue Reading Busting Myths About Engineering Science

An EngSci Crash Course: Understand. Predict. Control. Improve.

This post will summarise the EngSci courses in Semester One. ENGSCI 211: Mathematical Modelling II A mathematical model uses maths to describe any sort of phenomena or system (i.e. a thing in the real world). That’s it. You want to elegantly describe the motion of a glider in a thermal field? Mathematical models can describe…Continue Reading An EngSci Crash Course: Understand. Predict. Control. Improve.

Engineering Science is hard. But it’s hard for a reason

When you sign up for Engineering Science, you’re not signing up for a garden-variety degree. You’re stepping into a high-performance program. ‘Challenge’ doesn’t give this specialisation justice. EngSci will stress-test you and destroy your soul if you’re not on the ball. Everyone has a course that takes a sledgehammer to their stomach. While it might…Continue Reading Engineering Science is hard. But it’s hard for a reason

Tyler’s introduction

What up my volatile little vipers Here’s all the important information about me: Name: Tyler Degree: BA/BE(Hons), specializing in Engineering Science and (potentially) Psychology/Sociology. Birthplace: Palmerston North. Spirit Animal: Tigger, the bouncy thing from Winnie the Pooh. Favourite way to waste time: https://xkcd.com/ Memorable Engineering moment: Sending an email to one of our lecturers, Peng Du,…Continue Reading Tyler’s introduction

Engineering Science – Shasa

Join Shasa as he looks for an answer to that age-old question: what is Engineering Science? The Story So Far… As of writing we have just finished lectures for semester 1. First, here’s a general overview of the semester. Over all specialisations, everybody agrees they are working much harder. Most people in Engineering would agree…Continue Reading Engineering Science – Shasa