Transcript Transferring from Chabot to UC Berkeley Robert Moore Nov 15, 2010

Transferring from Chabot to
UC Berkeley
Robert Moore
Nov 15, 2010
Why Engineering?
• Grew up around cars, always fascinated
with anything with an engine
• Became interested in metal fabrication
• Graduated from James Logan in 2002
• Took welding and machining classes in
high school and at Chabot, as well as GE
• Started at Math 55 at Chabot
• Went to work as a machinist for 2 years
Path to Transferring
• Decided to go back to school to pursue
Engineering
• Started back at Chabot full time in Fall
2006
• Worked ~20 hours / week while going to
school
• Took 3 years to complete coursework at
Chabot
Chabot Class Schedule
Fall 2006
Course No.
History of California
HIS 12
Pre-Calculus Mathematics
Introduction to Engineering
Spring 2007
Course No.
3
General Colllege Chemistry
Chem 1A
5
MTH 20
5
Intro/Structured Progr in C++
CSCI 14
4
ENGR 10
2
Engineering Design Graphics
ENGR 22
3
Calculus 1
MTH 1
5
Total Units
Fall 2007
Course No.
Computational Methods for Engineers
ENGR 25
Calculus 2
General Physics 1
Units
10
17
Spring 2008
Course No.
3
Engineering Circuit Analysis
ENGR 43
4
MTH 2
5
Multivariable Calculus 3
MTH 3
5
PHYS 4A
5
General Physics 2
PHYS 4B
5
Total Units
13
Total Units
14
Fall 2008
Course No.
Critical Readying & Composition
ENGL 1A
Engineering Mechanics - Statics
Units
Total Units
Units
Spring 2009
Course No.
3
Critical Thinking / Writing Lit
ENGL 4
3
ENGR 36
3
Engineering Materials
ENGR 45
3
Elementary Linear Algebra
MTH 6
3
Elementary Differential Equations
MTH 4
3
General Physics 3
PHYS 4C
5
Speech Communication
SPCH 1
3
Fitness for Everyone 2
PHED 2FFE
1
Total Units
Units
Units
14
Total Units
Final GPA: 3.52
Units
13
Advice for Students
• Work to learn all you can in your math
classes, math is essential in all future
classes
• Take advantage of the help offered by
professors
• Master study skills while at Chabot
• Become skilled in Matlab
Differences between Chabot and Cal
• Pace at Cal is twice as fast as Chabot
• Large Classes
• Test are harder and very time sensitive
Biggest Surprises:
• Not everyone at Cal is a genius
• A student that started at Cal doesn’t have
an advantage
Mechanical Engineering Curriculum
All can be completed at Chabot College
UC Berkeley Schedule
Fall 2009
Course No.
Thermodynamics
ME 40
Intro To Solid Mechanics
Spring 2010
Course No.
3
Advanced Engineering Design Graphics
E128
3
ME C85
3
Engineering Mechanics 2
ME 104
3
Dynamic system Feedback Control
ME 132
3
Fluid Mechanics
ME 106
3
Enviromental Economics
ECON C3
4
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
ME 108
4
Transitioning to cal
EDU 198
1
Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
ME 131
3
Total Units
Fall 2010
Course No.
Computer Aided Mechanical Design
ME 128
Heat Transfer
Units
14
Total Units
16
Spring 2010
Course No.
3
Mechatronics Design
ME 102B
3
ME 109
3
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
ME 107
3
Intro to Measuring systems for Mechatronics
ME102A
4
Design of microprocessor-Based systems
ME 135
4
Energy and Society 100
ER 100
4
Advanced Programming with MATLAB
E 177
3
Total Units
GPA after summer 2010: 3.6
Units
Units
14
Units
Total Units
13
Summer 2010
Course No.
Units
Macro Economic Analysis
ECON 100B
4
Electrical Tech for Engineers (circuits)
EL ENG 100
4
Total Units
8
Student Groups at CAL
• Super high Mileage
Vehicle
• CalSol
• FSAE
FSAE at UC Berkeley
• Student ran group, from design to racing
– Get hands on experience building a race car
– Compete against other universities
2011 Car Design
Designing 2011 Car
• Car is completely design in SolidWorks
• Finite Element Analysis performed on all
components
Chassis fixture design
• Goal: design a fixture to aid in manufacturing the
chassis, locate all pickup points and tubes
Result:
Any Questions?
• e-mail me any questions:
[email protected]
Information:
fsae.berkeley.edu
me.berkeley.edu
coe.berkeley.edu