More seriously, when I was an undergraduate in physics, I felt that I should have been allowed to study whatever interested me, in great depth, and avoid taking the [physics] survey courses that left me half-understanding a dozen messy topics. Now I realize that if I had gotten my way, I WOULD HAVE BEEN SCREWED, just like these Olin graduates are going to be.
You can't increase the non-technical course work without cutting out standard material, much of which is absolutely critical. A judicious edit of the curriculum might not be a bad idea, but hacking away 30-40% of it would be fatal. It seems to me that your only choice would be to cut away the more advanced courses, leaving and engineering degree comprised of:
Physics I & II
Chemistry I & II
Circuits I & II [for ee's]
Calc I & II & III & diffeq's
Signals and systems
Programming
Advanced e&m [for ee's]
A couple more advanced courses
What's the deal with geekshelf.com? Why can't the public browse through the folders? Why the heck don't they have and "About" section? Is it a non-profit or what?
Anybody know who made the flywheels? There are only a few flywheel companies in business, for example Beacon Power (BCON)--but they are concentrating on other applications.
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More seriously, when I was an undergraduate in physics, I felt that I should have been allowed to study whatever interested me, in great depth, and avoid taking the [physics] survey courses that left me half-understanding a dozen messy topics. Now I realize that if I had gotten my way, I WOULD HAVE BEEN SCREWED, just like these Olin graduates are going to be.
You can't increase the non-technical course work without cutting out standard material, much of which is absolutely critical. A judicious edit of the curriculum might not be a bad idea, but hacking away 30-40% of it would be fatal. It seems to me that your only choice would be to cut away the more advanced courses, leaving and engineering degree comprised of:
Physics I & II
Chemistry I & II
Circuits I & II [for ee's]
Calc I & II & III & diffeq's
Signals and systems
Programming
Advanced e&m [for ee's]
A couple more advanced courses
That is just ridiculous.
What's the deal with geekshelf.com? Why can't the public browse through the folders? Why the heck don't they have and "About" section? Is it a non-profit or what?
Anybody know who made the flywheels? There are only a few flywheel companies in business, for example Beacon Power (BCON)--but they are concentrating on other applications.