ENGINEERING PEER TUTORING SERVICE (EPTS)

TIPS ON SUCCEEDING IN ENGINEERING

October 10, 2012Andrea Gideon

What 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

How 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

Schedule

Courses OfferedSubject CourseChemical Engineering CHEE 200 Chemical Engineering Principles 1

CHEE 204 Chemical Engineering Principles 2CHEE 220 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Civil Engineering CIVE 205 Statics

CIVE 206 DynamicsCIVE 207 Solid MechanicsCIVE 290 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Electrical Engineering ECSE 200 Electric Circuits 1

ECSE 210 Electric Circuits 2ECSE 221 Introduction to Computer Engineering

Mechanical Engineering MECH 210 Mechanics 1MECH 220 Mechanics 2

U0 Math MATH 133 Linear Algebra and GeometryMATH 140 Calculus 1MATH 141 Calculus 2

U1 Math MATH 262 Intermediate CalculusMATH 263 Ordinary Differential Equations for EngineersMATH 264 Advanced Calculus

Where?Room FDA 6B

Frank Dawson Adams Building

Contact:Andrea Gideonepts@mcgilleus.ca

SUCCEEDING IN ENGINEERING

Some thoughts on first year• Intro and general courses

• It gets more interesting – and easier!• Smaller classes• More applications • Teamwork• Design Projects

My First Year at McGillFrom CEGEP (Dawson College)Advantages / Disadvantages

First auditorium experience at McGillAdjusting to University grading system

Working alone / Working in groups

Succeeding in your courses

UseYour Resources

• Classmates• Teaching Assistants• EPTS• Professors

• Extra Practice Materials– Library databases– Online resources – Copi-EUS– Friends who took the class

before

Succeeding in Engineering

Don’t lose sight of why you chose Engineering

• Academic Advisors• Mentors, older students– Em(POWE)r program– Getting involved in other

activities– Design teams

Benefits of being in Engineering

• Comparison to Pre-Med and Science U0 courses

• Sense of community

• Abundance of free resources

Questions?