Essay About Mechanical Engineering

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I. Identify and Describe Career I chose to gather information about mechanical engineering because I would like to pursue a career in this field. mechanical engineering is a broad subject with countless definitions at best it is simply the analyzation and creation of moving mechanisms. My grandfather always pushed me to be an engineer, because of him I've learned to do well in math and enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together. It is important to understand the education or training requirements, skills or talents needed, salary and benefits offered, and the duties of a mechanical engineer when making this decision. Now that I’ve chosen a career it's time to look at what it involves starting with the location. “Mechanical engineers generally work in offices. They may occasionally visit worksites where a problem or piece of equipment needs their personal attention.”-(“Summary”). Three in every ten engineers that were interviewed worked more than 40 hours a week (“Summary”). Mechanical engineers work in a wide variety of places, they are usually urban but can be worldwide (“Summary”). To find out what is involved in the work of this career I turned to someone who works in the field. He gave a broad explanation, “Engineering, in general, is using science and math to …show more content…

OSU is located in a serene town called Stillwater, Ok, there are plenty of scenic views and friendly people are ubiquitous. According to OSU’s own tuition estimate, my 4 years will cost around $54,932 (“Oklahoma State University | America's Brightest Orange - Oklahoma State University.” ). The tuition is 4,365 per year for a resident of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma State University | America's Brightest Orange - Oklahoma State University.”

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