learn CATIA with this CATIA book.

One of my friend is learning catia and he is learning it through the tutorials that are provided with catia. He mentioned they are good but for him the computer based catia tutorials are nice but he needs more than that. He needs to have a reference book. This is what he is lacking right now. Having a book he says add an advantage that even if your are not doing the tutorial on the computer you can just browse it at bed time or free time and pick one or two things. He is quite right and i think this also makes the learning more effective and gels with the 5 techniques for accelerating self learning of catia.



That conversation with him promted me to check out some books on catia that are available in india, so i did a quick book search on "CATIA books, INDIA" this is what i found.

Astronomical book prices!!!

Catia Reference Guide by author Carman Paul published by OnWord Pre is sold at a price of Rs.6400 That expensive by any standards.

Another one by the same author "Inside catia with cdrom", had a similar price tag of Rs 6102. Others were at the price of Rs 4800.

While only one book came under 500 rupees. Below is the link of the only CATIA book that is available under 500 rupees. I think this book is affordable and priced better for students.


Catia for engineers and designer V5r15

Its available in landmark book stores and if you are comfortable buying online Rediff is selling this book with free shopping. And doing a little search on the book i found that this book contains

· Detailed explanation of CATIA V5R15 commands and tools
· More than 35 real-world mechanical engineering designs as tutorials and projects with step-by-step explanation
· Emphasis on Why and How with explanation
· Tips and Notes throughout the textbook
· 624 pages with heavily illustrated text
· Self-evaluation tests and Exercises at the end of each chapter

Prefer reading few chapters of the book before buying it then do check this link. This site has few chapters avilable for free as PDF ebooks. I just download one small ebook from the link aboveand it was a 46 pages! Great! I think you should check this site if you are looking for a good catia ebook.

If you are looking for CATIA models to practice then look at this link. You can download the models to play around and learn.

You can find more CATIA tutorials by using this tool that i have blog about.

Make syllabus book your friend

Collecting books will not help you... go with the one book that is available.. use it as your base book and take up the syllabus book. its more important,..

Don't decipher the syllabus from the previous year's question papers take a proper syllabus book and then move ahead.

I had to waste a full semester because I forgot or by passed this simple fact. This cost me 6 months as i have to give principle of flights exams again. It so happened that i thought i was well prepared for flights exams, I have covered all topics, even in class that I took I did everything

but then when I was handed the question paper I saw that more than 30 marks came from a different section that I have not touched. My first reaction was its out of syllabus....as I came to room the first thing I did was to get the syllabus book and was amazed that section was there in the syllabus book and the questions they asked came directly from the topics mentioned there.

So my advice to all AeSI students is go ahead and bring that syllabus book to your regular study table and open it.. study from it. Refer it often and study....

Go for high quality books in AeSI

In the AeSI yahoo group, Senthil kumar, rightly pointed out that
people shouldn't concentrate on books like Sharma and Sharma etc.
Instead they should read the books like sutton, anderson etc.

His arguments and observations are right on. Most of the Indian author
books are just diluted, exam-ready materials with very less emphasis
on concepts but more on exam recipes.

So go for the standard books. If you want a source for the book then
look into the syllabus book. It does a good job listing all high
quality books.

Just like tutors, select your base book with care. Go for the book
that has high potential instead of plucking the ready made dishes
served by most of the regional authored books.

Read more why selecting base book is important by following the link
given below.

http://www.my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=book

Advantages of Studying in Library!!

I remember when I was in standard II, my mom used to sit near me with her knitting, as I pretended to study. Then finding me day-dreaming and smiling at my imaginary adventures that I took while holding the book in my hand, she remarked. "Beta one hours of concentrated study is more than 6 hours of toil". Ignorant I was at that time, I came out of my reverie and mumbled the words on the book and within minutes was back with my plays in the imaginary world, plotting planning things I will do next on the playground. But Now as I began to write this I remember those words of mom and that is what a library gives you. A concentrated hour of study. So here are the advantages I got, saw as I spend my time in library last semester.


1. Its a silence zone. So no disturbance and everyone in and around the place knows that and keeps there conversations to minimum and low. So The greatest advantage of library is the silence that you may not get in your room. Sometime the room mates are talking, sometimes the CD player is on, sometime just conversations about movies or the opposite sex ( ;-) who can resist topics like that!) But in a library its silence Though not pin-drop silence as Mr. Modok, my chemistry lab assistant always wanted in his lab! But silent enough to hear the buzz of the overhead fan!

2. Second advantage is the studying atmosphere that you get there. Either they are empty or if filled everybody else will be studying and so you are always in the atmosphere of studies and this increases your concentration and even if you start getting distracted , a look at the next guy deeply immersed in the book in front of him gets you on track. And since minimum conversation is allowed there's none to comment on your "arre pata hai aaj wo dehi thi sarak par!!!" So you end up killing that damsel in your thoughts and come back to the book at hand.


3. In your room we stay half naked. [and in case of my roommate he is 90% naked and thank god he is not 100% :)] And when we sit to study, we give our legs and body the full freedom to loiter around while we struggle with the jet propulsion’s numerical or trying to grasp how a lathe works!!! So we always don't sit on proper chair and table and even if we start our studies there but eventually the pillow creeps under our head. So studying in library with its chair and table doesn't allow this and we have a concentrated and good postured study there.


4. What happens when you get some doubts in your room, You first check your notes, then maybe your book, and if all else fails you give a shout to your roommate [ though some lazy fellows like me use the last option first!! ;-)] And even then, if the problem is not solved you end up leaving that whole subject let alone the topic and maybe and most probably find yourself chatting with that friend of yours on that topic until you get out of it and get to other worldly things!! But in library, you have the vast reserves of books and if you don't find it in Anderson, get Caruthers, if not in Caruthers you can browse through Hutton etc. so The range of books increases your chances of clearing your doubts and even if someone is present to ask you being in library talk only the needful and it reduces the unnecessary talk that may start if it were not a library, so you have more effective study.

5. And being is library has one good advantage. If you feel bored or tired of one subject you can easily switch to the next subject. This is not always possible in rooms as once you get up, you loiter and converse more than that you will do in a library. Even if you get out of the library for a break It won't take as long as the break you might take at home. And in my experience, the rest period in library is 50%shorter and more effective than the room's.

Due to the presence of so many wide variety of books in the library, you may even relax with a non-subject book in which you have interest in. For myself I have relaxed myself so many times by reading model-building books in my library in between Andersons and Suttons!!!


So folks, library is not a rack of orderly kept books but much more and as mom would have said a single hour in library is worth 3 hours in room!! And what more, I know, my mom will be certainly happier reading this.

Grab this free ebook for students-available till 30th September

I love books, and its my AeSI days that has introduced me to them,. with so much time when in AeSI, I resorted to books and they have now become a constant companion fro me.

Sometimes I bought books and sometime I use the site dailylit.com to get my daily dose of literature. So when I heard that dailylit.com is giving a free ebook till September the 30th for the students,so I thought of informing you guys

Since the book is for students. I hope you will subscribe to it free and enjoy its benefit as well

Although the book is US centric but I am sure its advice can be ported to Indian students and tips and techniques presented there can be used by AeSI students for their betterment.

So grab the book here

College Knowledge: 101 Tips is completely free—but only for 9 more days (until Sept. 30th). It’s perfect for anyone heading to college—or someone who needs a reminder about how to do well there.

College Knowledge: http://www.dailylit.com/books/college-knowledge-101-tips

Here's what the book is all about..

College Knowledge is the perfect guide for students heading off to college with high expectations for learning, academic success, personal growth, and independence. Through lively tips and compelling student stories about life at college, it offers thoughtful, practical information for every student who wants to make a successful transition from high school to college. College Knowledge covers academics and classroom tips, faculty and the college learning environment, extra-curricular activities, diversity, personal and social growth, and the basics of dealing with family, finances, health, and safety.

Based on research on higher education and the author's twenty-five years of professional experience as a professor, dean, and vice-president focusing on the life of first-year college students, the book brings the best advice and wisdom on making the first year of college an exhilarating and successful adventure.

David Schoem is Faculty Director, Michigan Community Scholars Program, University of Michigan.

Related : ebooks on my-aesi

Top Stories at MY-AESI for the Month of July

July is the month when student of AeSI are free, not with Colgate tooth paste. But free from studies :). After the exams either they are home or are pursuing other interests. For some it’s the month to come to Bangalore for further training and other stuff. So I thought lets check what were the most popular pages of my-aesi this time and this is the list of the pages that were popular July month on my-aesi.


Special information for AeSI students
This is an information I posted about AeSI ‘s announcement of not continuing the old syllabus. So from this semester onward, there will be no distinction between modified and un-modified syllabus.


What are your views for the modified and unmodified syllabus? In one community that I am member of most of members were in favor of the modified syllabus. I have had a glance at that syllabus and I guess it’s more relevant and structured and although you get more subjects but it includes good stuff and is really well. If I were to do AeSI again, I will choose the modified syllabus.



Where can i learn NASTRAN and CATIA?
This is an old post that keeps popping out. It was the post that I wrote back in June 2005 after the AeSI exams and waiting for AeSI results to be announced. It was the time when I was lazing around in my home town Kolkata and was searching for a CATIA and NASTRAN institute. I researched some of them and travel to some and that post basically sums up my conclusions. It’s still relevant and I hope to add to that topic as soon as I get time. I hope some of you guys who are in this phase of searching and are researching can update us all by putting in your comments in that post and thus making the post more relevant.

Learn CATIA with this book!
This is a fairly a new post that I remember I wrote while my daughter was playing in my lap. It’s about CATIA book that one can use while learning the software. Lots of tutorials are available in torrents for CATIA, but as my friend Kuldeep said, a book is a book and if you truly want learning then nothing can beat the book in hand experience. Read the post for other links to CATIA model that you can practice and learn.


What's common in Beijing 2008 Olympics and Aerospace!
This post was about the thing that Beijing Olympics 2008 and Aerospace has common. Read the post to find out more.


What is DRDO SET? and Are you giving DRDO SET exams?
This are fairly recent posts, where I was wondering why AeSI folks have stopped talking about it. Has DRDO lost its charm among the AeSI folks? Here I also presented experience of former AeSI’ans who did crack the exam and lived to tell us there experience at the DRDO interview……read it for some interview giving tips.


What is the best place to study for AeSI?
Perhaps it’s the buzz of aerospace; perhaps it is the news of aerospace companies getting preferred supplier tags or something. There were many queries from students of class 12 who want to do aeronautical engineer…. And many asked about the colleges of AMAeSI and what is AMAeSI. So the above post was the snapshot of the discussion that were going on the yahoo AeSI groups about the best place to study for AeSI.




Future of aeronautical engineer!
A relevant post that will truly inspire you. A post where bishnujee points out some of the things that I really feel close to.

Please do visit the links and comment and make this pages more relevant, so that when another AeSI folk is searching for a CATIA or NASTRAN institute he doesn’t have to wonder around!

Awesome photographer.

There are two steps to become an awesome photographer.

One is to take regular photographs and the other is to have regular
feedback on your creations.

Combine these two steps and you have all the traits to become an
awesome photographer.

This is the thought that is marinating in my mind for somedays.

It applies to everything else in life. Want to be an awesome skilled
person in your choosen domain. Follow the two steps.

Create something on a consistent basis and share it somewhere or with
someone to have real feedback. That's the mill that produces awesome
skills.

In some future posts I will revisit this again.

A sidenote:
One of my fav blogger, Cal Newport, has just released his book. I
havent read the book but am familiar with the philosophy behind the
book. Because of that I know that If I had enough money, I would have
bought a copy of this book to everyone in aesi!!

Cal Newport explores the world of relaxed superstars in his new book.
Please find the review and more info at the following link http://www.amazon.com/How-High-School-Superstar-Revolutionary/dp/0767932587/ref=myaesi

How to accelerate your GATE preparation?

Gate 2010 exams are nearing and by now you want to accelerate your
gate 2010 preparation. You want to push through the syllabus and get
more out of your study time.

Then here's a simple but effective technique to accelerate the pace of
your learning.

For this to work. You are required to have read the topics at least
once. You need to know what is where and what is what of the gate
syllabus.

The technique is to "take open book test" once you have covered some
topics or part of the syllabus!!

Simple but works everytime.

Gather 4 textbooks or question papers of your chosen subjects and
randomly take a open book test.

Atempt the questions without seeing the book. If stuck, try hard to
remember the answer and if no success then only see the book. Ater
seeing write down the answer without peeping at the answer again!!

Do it enough time and you will see how much you can cover in shot span
of time. Do it with all the topics, do it several times and you will
see how testing yourself, this way, increases your learning capacity.

Why it works I don't know! But it works. I have used this countless
times in my studies in AeSI!

And while selecting questions randomly, don't read the question you
are selecting. Just think of some random numbers and answer questions
against those numbers.

Hope you will at least give this simple exercise a go. Go test for
yourself.

And best of luck !!

Find all posts related to how to prepare for gate by clicking this link

http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=GATE

Five ways of study to crack AeSI exams

I have already restated all this before but again it needs a reminder.
Aesi is tough. It needs more time, more effort and more concentrated
effort. So here are five simple yet powerful ways that one can
incorporate in his or her study habits to crack AeSI.

1. Study with the syllabus book. Read all the topics. Pick and
studying just what is taught in the class is not sufficient, one need
to study systematicly and cover all the topics listed in the syllabus
book. It did cost me twice in my aesi exams so don't ignore the
syllabus book. Read more about it by clicking http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=syllabus+book

2. Go for the basic theory. Master it, digest it, marinate on it, chew
it. Once all this is done go for the questions, just reading onces and
solving tons of questions won't help. Understand and digest the basics
and then go for the questions. Read more about it by clicking http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=basic+theory

3. Pen and paper study. Don't just use your mind and fingers to read
and study. Get a rough copy and pen. Draw brainstrom and study. Don't
just write the definitions draw them, connect the new info with the
already present information. Connect different topics and strengthen
your understanding and cement your concepts. Read more about it by
clicking http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=study+tips

4. Revise everyday, every topic. Whatever new you study revise it the
next day, the next week and thereafter. This helps you to keep you
immersed in the subject. Helps you quicly connect the new to the old
and during exam times helps your recall much more easily. Read more
about it by clicking http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=revision

5. Read thoroughly. Read the full chapters. Read the full text. This
is where the main core is. Justing reading once and concentrating on
solving questions, papers won't help you. Read throroughly. Read
thrice. This is the only way to get to imprint what you read on your
minds canvas forever. This is what will help you in the long run. Aim
for the marathon than sprinting for the exams. Read more about it by
clicking http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=amaesi+exams

These are some of the things one should keep in mind and follow to
pass aesi exams!!!

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Life of a Avionics Trainee !

We are habitual to read A as in Apple but now I shall tell you how this Apple become Avionics.
We all know the taste of an apple. Come let's taste Avionics this time.
I'm sharing the real life training experience of an avionics student and due to confidentiality, I'm not sharing his name & the laboratory name where he is working as a trainee.

Hi Bhaiya
I’ll try to make it feel like a story instead of a report, I think it is a better way to make people understand by telling them a story along with a moral instead of making them feel that it is some kind of a report.

After trying very hard for 6 months by pulling strings ,repeatedly begging people ,I finally got the chance to do a project at **** in autopilot. So I’m happy and at the same time nervous , about how thing are going to be in  **** , such a big organization and such scholar people, and I’m just a puny aesian who have just a little knowledge about control system.
Some how I reached there and meet my mentor , the profound scientist in autopilot.  The first day he said I’m a very busy person ,I’m not going to give much time. You do what ever you can , show it to me , then I decide what to do and rest. I agreed. The division of **** I’m in , I didn’t knew that they only make missiles and have no interests in aircrafts. My mentor said draw me the control forces and the moments of a tail control missile , that was the first question. I have studied about aircraft for the 4 yrs but I have no knowledge about missiles, so I said I don’t know about missiles, but if u want I can draw you the control forces of an aircraft. He said ok, but I need the diagrams for missiles. He gave some books and said read this and come prepare tomorrow. Now ,how to draw the control forces diagrams of a thing which is complexed and unknown to me in one day. Still I read 2 , 3 chapters and went the next day.
That day I figured out what are the types of missiles, how they are classified,and so on.
Next day I went and I showed what have I done, mainly the diagrams of cp aft of cg for stability and the basic control surface movement from the book he gave me the previous day.
He saw the thing and said, no I don’t want this, just tell me how do you control a tail control missile?.
I was speechless and breathless. I shot few blank arrows ,nothing happened though and then I turned the page where there was a diagram of statically stable missile with cp aft of cg. I said the criteria for statically stable missile. He asked how do you control an unstable missile?
Again I went blank. He said studying one or 2 chapters won’t do study the full book. I was thinking how was it possible in a day, still I said sir can you me more books I can’t understand from the previous book. He gave some more books, and I said I will come back after I finish these, he said go.
I started reading those and got nothing, ‘cause they not the basic books and so I turned to check what aesi have suggested for rockets and missiles . I got SS CHIN there and started with that.  The book was meant for the basic and I was happy.
I drew the control forces diagram along with the transfer function and went to him. He again asked me the same question how to control a unstable missile , I said it not possible using a single control surface.
He said tail control missiles have only one control surface, then he himself told me the answer which I knew but I thought that was not  appropriate ‘cause you won’t get a proper stability using it, as there will be oscillation, but he said that is different but basic is this.
So that happened and next task he gave to  design a 2 loop configuration of a missile pitch , yaw and roll autopilot and determine the gains. I thought I came here to learn it and he Is telling me to design it,wow.
After looking here and there in various thesis and algorithms which I didn’t understand  I drew a design and showed him. He said I told just close the loop no compensators are needed, ne never said anything like that previously ,but still you can’t tell him anything. He said just close the loop and check the root locus, nyquist ,bode plot of the plant and the closed loop system. I asked , what should I checked for?
Then he gave the the design criteria’s , like the gain margin, phase margin, overshoot, settling time and others. He asked what datas are you using I said no datas, just the examples given in the books. He said come and use my thesis data .i was thinking who is a bigger **** me or he? I wasted my whole week looking here and there and now he is talking. Still i’m going to get his data tomorrow and start over again.
So what is the moral
-Know about the company you are aiming for.
-Complete the literature  of your project and select a area of work before entering the company.
-Get a good mentor.  

This is the story of a student who is in Section-B of Avionics and waiting for his final result. I hope by reading  it you'll understand what is the job of a trainee ? What one does in internship ? and apart a real example of the quote : "Where there's a will, there's a way."

If you have something to share which can become a lesson to learn for others, so you're welcome.
Please contact team-MyAeSI at
sukhbinder.singh@gmail.com

AeSI exams: Don't forget the syllabus book

It's may and it's the time when aesi students are mostly attached to
the books, it's the time when books are integral part of aesi students
life. Yes books do feature everytine but this is one time when you see
more books related to studies on aesi students hand. Well this was the
way it was when I was in aesi, hope it's the same now!!

What I want to tell everyone studying for the upcomming aesi amaesi
exams is get the syllabus book in hand when you study.

I have two instances in my aesi exam experience that not looking at
the aesi syllabus book cost me 6 months!! So keep the aesi syllabus
book handy!! If you don't have it, look for it, xerox it but keep it
open when you study for the exams!!! I can't emphasize it more!!

Most of the time questions in exams are on the patterns of how
syllabus is organized. So take advantage of this fact!!!

Good luck with your preparation. Want more exam and study tips go to
http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=exam+study+tips

EXAM KAB HAI!

 

A nice post  in OURAeSI  from Daulat!!!  Thanks Daulat. Is just and appropriate post during exams. AeSI exams began today. Will end on 23rd june. So AeSI guys and gals a busy now!!!  Best of luck folks!! And  this post!

A boy goes to shop and buys a big book.

He take the book to a medical student and asks him how much time will he
take to finish the book.
The Medical guy says 6 month's minimum

Then he goes to a law student and asks the same question, he says
minimum 3 months


Then he goes to a engineer and asks the same question How much time will
you take to finish the book???
The engineer say's 






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EXAM KAB HAI !

Surprises

Standing at the other side of AeSI, I can tell you students out there. Hang in there. Yes its frustrating, the examination and the results most of the time do not match. Sometimes questions that came are not meant for exams, Sometime 80% of the questions are coming form a  single topic, or sometime the question requires a long explanation but has only tiny marks are allocated to it.

Sometimes the questions are just the repeat of the last semester  questions. Sometimes its just the combination of 2 or 3 papers question picked and juggled and sometimes its entirely new in pattern and topics selected.

Studying does make you tackle all this but what is needed is the mental discipline, mental effort to see through the surprise.

Natrajan Sir once explained the best way to tackle this is to keep yourself  prepared. expect to be surprised then only you won’t be surprised. One gets surprised only when he/she is too concentrated on the examination papers and shuns the syllabus book. So the best strategy is to begin with the syllabus book, then as you progress in your studies get question papers onboard.

Question papers are to give you a familiarity of the exams, they are there to check yourself on your preparation. Don’t fix too much on the question paper and the pattern, don’t study based on what question papers seem to suggest, study according to the syllabus book.

6 smart things you can do today to give a great start to your semester.

Here is a list of 6 tips for all AeSI students to give a great start to your new semester.

1. Set a fixed routine.
   Identify the time you will study and the time you will nor study. Fix it.  
   
2. Set minimum hour of study and keep it low.  Maybe just two hours of study at the beginning of the semester is what you want. Keep it light. The aim is to set the minimum hours and stick to it.
   
3. Plan to use the first waking hour productively.
   Once you fill the first hours with the most important work rest of the day you can use to whatever that comes to you. So think about what is the most important task of your life right now and schedule it to the first waking hour of your day.
   
4. Set reminders of the your goals.
   We fall short of goals not because we have low potential but because we forget our goals. We forget to do revision. We forget the intention for which we are working. So set reminders. 
   
5. Set one day for total fun activities.  No Study Day.
   Choose a day when you will not study. Will not do anything related to AeSI and career development. This is your recharge day. Use it to recharge. Be active in all other actions. Try including sport activities.
   
6. Research and set one base book for each subjects that you have for this semester. Setting one base book gives you consistent definitions and understanding. Hoping books is like going to ten tuitions for one subject. Gaining too little with so much hard work. so be smart, stick to one book for at least the first 3 months of the semester.

All the tips that are mentioned above can be implemented right now. so what are you waiting for. Go ahead and create a successful semester.

I am sure you might have your own list of tips, so what are you waiting for write them in comments.

Its Raining eBooks

What are you going to do after exams?  One of my last weeks posts mentioned this question an done suggestion was read books.

But books are costly, so then read free eBooks available on internet. Here is something for anyone who is thinking walking on that path...

NASA eBooks are introduced this month. They will features books related to NASA and its research.

Here's what NASA website has to say about it.

"Available on the NASA aeronautics research Web site, the e-books can be downloaded at no charge for use with the Kindle™, SONY® Reader and, eventually, the nook™. Other formats for those without an e-book reader will be available as well.

The first NASA book to be made available is X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight by Dennis R. Jenkins. The book tells the story of the pioneering rocketplane that tested the limits of aviation during the 1960s and directly influenced the design and operation of the space shuttle. "

This is the URL to follow

http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/ebooks/index.htm

Right now it just have two books, be sure to subscribe to new eBooks RSS at http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/nasa_aero_ebooks.xml

On the topics of eBooks, have you grabbed the copy of myAeSI  eBook

How to Study in 30 days

In my mail I had quite a few querries from some students of AeSI who
say they have less time and how can they utilize the time so that they
pass the 3 or 4 subject they are appearing for this time.

I believe that regular consistent study is the best way. But I know
life throws circumstances when you are into situations where you begin
your studies just days ahead of exams. For those situations here is
the list of things i would do.

Take it as a challenge.
Take the task as a challenge . Think it as a goal that you have to
reach. Make aggressive changes in your daily routine to get to this
challenge. Shun self pity and make moves to get the maximum of your
time. Time and productively with which you will study is the key.

Concentrate on two subjects a mix will be better.
Doing 3 or 4 subjects is lot. Since time is limited. It's better to
Choose two subjects and give your maximum attention to them. It's
better to be passing two subjects than stuggling with time to study
all 4. Bake two subjects carefully rather than having all four
subjects half baked.

While choosing the subjects, choose subjects that are different. One
theory based one numerical based. This way you can divide your time
between this two and won't feel bored studying the subjects most of
the time.

Take the syllabus book.
As always, with the subjects choosen get the syllabus book and begin
your exam preparation. Cover the topics as listed in the syllabus book.

Read all the already read and previously read stuff. Complete the
basics of all the topics. Study with a plan. Study with pen and paper.
Draw and make connections on what you are studying.

Take the question paper solve the easy parts.

Don't plan to cover all but get to cover 80%

Plan a schedule and action on how to tackle all the different types of
question you get in that particular subject

Begin with simple stuff
Begin with the known. To retain what you learnt revise daily. Talk
about the topics you study. Connect new topics with the old topics
that you already know.

Well this are some of stuff that came to my mind as I read few recent
exam related study queries that I got. Hope this will help you guys.

For other amaesi exam related hints visit the following link.

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What's cool and new in solidworks 2009

For the regualr readers of this blog, its no secret that solidworks in my CAD program of choice. even though i write a lot about learning CATIA and use the name of catia a lot in this blog, but solidworks remains my passion. So what's new in solidworks! They are launching the new super fast solidowrks 2009 by the third quarter of 2008!! So i decided to take a look at what's cool and new in solid works.


solidworks 2009
There are lot of blogs and information about the reviews but i wanted a clean and clear text where they just tell me what is new in solidworks 2009 and i just got that ebook.

So if you are looking for an plain ebook on solidwroks then this ebook from Solidworks is for you.

Click here to get the book. [pdf]

This book highlights and helps you learn the new functionality of Solidworks 2009 software. It introduces concepts and provideds step-by-step examples for many new functions.

This book is intended for for experienced users of Solidworks software and assumes that they have a good working knowledge of the earlier release.

For those interested in the launch of solidworks can see look at this new website

http://www.solidworkslaunch.com/

Youtube has lot of sleek video on the new solidworks 2009. So chek them out here.

And don't forget there are tons of solidworks/CAD learning tips that are burried in this blog. So explore.


A titbit fact:
As of last count, solidworks is embraced more than a half million users at more than 97,000 companies in more than 100 countries.
Source: solidwroks

Lesson learnt from P-2 exam

First lesson to be learnt from this exam was don’t leave the immediate previous semester question paper. Do it and make sure you have all the numerical and questions done!! This is what happened to my roommate and me. We studied everything, did every numerical twice, scoured the notes by heart but ignored the numerical of last semester. So there we were. sitting in the examination hall cursing myself and the question setter for not making an effort and myself for being foolish enough to leave these questions thinking they won't be repeated so soon.


Well, if these two questions were a blow then the rest was scary as I was left there to answer all the theory questions for which the theory was inadequate. In p2 mainly the theory comes from the combustion chamber part and here I did one more mistake in my preparation. I did make notes but they were not enough, I mean this subject requires notes and to be studied from variety of books, they questions are similar but not a single book you will find in Gie that has the complete answer in it, so you got to scour loads of book to get a good answerable answer. Otherwise it just vague, and on the figures that you have to depend on. So make it a point to have good notes on the theory part of P2.

Does having good notes will suffice, no? Having notes gives you an edge now studying and memorizing them does the real work and this takes me down to my last minute exam blunder. From the start of the course people fed us p2 is easy. Just do the numerical do the cc and you are clear. And I foolishly believed it and so did some other folks! But this over simplification made me neglect the subject. Yeah it actually did. I did give it less time, I concentrated on the numerical, left out the theory for last week before the exams and this is where I did get my most anxious moment.

I delegated the theory till the last week before the exams and then when I finally sat with the book and the notes, I started getting anxiety pangs. And believe me they are much worse that snake bites!! “Ok lets do cc”. “Hey what are the different types of nozzles” and then ok that is the derivation for the Bryton cycle. This and much more topic tumbled down to me all at once, drawing me, drowning me. I somehow did the stuff but was not satisfied; I could have done much better if I had paid the proper study schedule for p2. So folks learn from my mistake. Never delegate the work of p2 and never neglect and let it sit there till the last moment.

One of my reason for keeping the thing off to last minutes was the confidence that I had 25% of the syllabus like the cycles already covered in section a and I can do that in an hour and that proved to a naught. It not that I couldn't do the numerical or derivations, but its that it look more time I expected and silly mistakes snarled in every fifth line making things frustrating, so do all the stuff before exams when you have lots of time. keep the exams and a week before the exam for pure old studies. no new things, just revision of what you have already learnt.


And when I am on to advising then there is one more that I guess every amaesi'an will agree. When preparing for amaesi, be prepared to surprised at the question paper, its always as inventive as Edison (perhaps!), as unpredictable as the stock market. And there are no rules. don't say this topic will come , that won't come? It a wild stock market out there. any question is possible so just go ahead and study what you can. Don't believe me just flip the June 2004 and Dec 2003 questions your doubts will melt away. As one batch mate of mine who gave flight for the 4th time put it candidly, "every time I study for flights I learn a new thing!" So folk you will always find new things; the subjects are vast and so is the mindset of the question paper setter, so just make sure you learn every time you read and don't guess. just learn what you find. who knows!!


And last but definitely not the least thing that I learnt from the exam was not to fret over what I have not learnt. Just make sure that you know everything that you have studied and concentrate on it during the exams. Fretting over what you have not done cost a friend of mine a semester. You know, our syllabus is big for 6 months, but we brave souls do take the plunge. But don't expect to cover all of it. If you can its well and good but crying over what's not covered it not great as I learn from mistake of one friend in this exams. I am in no way suggesting selective studies. No that's even worse. You loose more by it. All I am saying is if time gets crunch and before the exams, its always wise to have a in-depth knowledge of what you already know than shoving the new material under stress!!! So prepare from the beginning of the semester........

Related links for AMAeSI June 2008 exams

5 tips for studying for exams
Secret of clearing AeSI!
My way of decompressing while preparing for exams
After exams what?
6 lessons from last semester

3 ways to beat AeSI's uncertainty!!

As you begin your journey with AeSI for yet another semester, here are
3 things to keep in mind that will help you beat AeSI's uncertainty!!

Do not believe in the previous years question papers, instead use a
syllabus book. Just studying with an eye on the previous years
questions is sure shot way of drowning. Instead use syllabus book to
guide you, what to study. Use the question papers to regularly check
your progress.

Go under the topics. Study with your mind.
Just mugging up all the topics, without understanding anything won't
help you. A all night haul before the exam may cruise you out of that
exam, but in the long run, you will need that knowledge if you want to
be an engineer. So study with your mind. Understand and study.

Be prepared. AeSI's is like a tenis match where they want to exhaust
you. They want you to loose, they want to out play you. Just knowing
this and keeping this in mind while studying and preparing for it can
help you in tackling the odd ball serves, that AeSI dishes out!!

So don't let AeSI to exhaust you, throw you off balnce and score
against you. Beat the odds by preparations!!

Good luck!!

For more techniques on studying for AeSI, please find the previous
posts on this topic via the following link http://my-aesi.blogspot.com/search?q=passing+aesi&max-results=100

NASTRAN what ??????????????????????

Well here’s an incident that happened to me when I was in NAL and working there on a project related to critical speed of mixed flow compressor shaft. As I was busy analyzing the shaft in NASTRAN, a project trainee working there saw me doing NASTRAN and approached me if I have the software. I said yes and as he brought his CD, I burned it to it. But it was after this that I got shocked when he questioned, hey what does NASTRAN does? Imagine, just collecting software with no aim. I was amazed at the guy. Is it me or something wrong with the person. Being BE mechanical, I can understand he might not know what NASTRAN is but I am was stuck by the aimless stocking tendency that the guy displayed by promptly bringing a cd and preserving the software. Probably he might have a library of all the softwares available in the market but what’s the use, why this senseless draw to getting software for the sake of it….  I guess that’s a mentality we grow up with when we gather notes for our exams and get hold any book we know is mentioned in the syllabus book!!!

 

I’m not judging you judge. As I mentioned earlier software are tools and means to a goal and not the goal itself. I am glad the guy was not  an aesi guy but then for the aesi guys its one thing I want to stress, be a master of one tool and have strong fundamentals of your domain and good communication skills to display what you know and there is nothing that can stop you to be a succeed in your profession.