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The engineering student survival guide / Krista Donaldson.

By: Donaldson, Krista.
Series: McGraw-Hill's BEST--basic engineering series and tools. Publisher: Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2005Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiv, 205 p. : ill. 23 cm.ISBN: 0073019259 (pbk.).Subject(s): Engineering students -- United States | College student orientation -- United StatesDDC classification: 620.0071173
Contents:
Dedication. - Preface for students. - Preface for professors. - 1. Let's take a shot at defining success. - 2. Covering your bases. - 3. The undergrad engineering experience. - 4. Choosing a major and selecting classes. - 5. In class, more to staying awake than taking notes? - 6. Outside the classroom, workload and studying. - 7. Quizzes, tests, and exams. - 8. A crash course in engineering. - 9. When the going gets tough, dealing with ruts and unmarked pitfalls. - 10. Balancing it all. - 11. Beyond the bachelor's degree, things to think about midway through. - Appendix A. Discipline-Specific Engineering Societies. - Appendix B: Special Interest Societies. - Appendix C: Engineering Honor Societies. - Appendix D: Some Useful Stuff. - Appendix E: Sample Resume. - Appendix F: Sample At-A-Glance Resume. - Bibliography - Thanks for the Info! - About the Author. - About the Illustrator. - About the cartoon stripper. - Index.
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Dedication. - Preface for students. - Preface for professors. - 1. Let's take a shot at defining success. - 2. Covering your bases. - 3. The undergrad engineering experience. - 4. Choosing a major and selecting classes. - 5. In class, more to staying awake than taking notes? - 6. Outside the classroom, workload and studying. - 7. Quizzes, tests, and exams. - 8. A crash course in engineering. - 9. When the going gets tough, dealing with ruts and unmarked pitfalls. - 10. Balancing it all. - 11. Beyond the bachelor's degree, things to think about midway through. - Appendix A. Discipline-Specific Engineering Societies. - Appendix B: Special Interest Societies. - Appendix C: Engineering Honor Societies. - Appendix D: Some Useful Stuff. - Appendix E: Sample Resume. - Appendix F: Sample At-A-Glance Resume. - Bibliography - Thanks for the Info! - About the Author. - About the Illustrator. - About the cartoon stripper. - Index.