[SMCARA] mechanical engineering

[Micah Reese]

Actually, my advice would be to not buy any software yet.  Wait until she
needs something for a class.  That way you're not buying one version and
then she needs a newer version (or a whole different program) in a year or
two when she needs to have it.

On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Tom Shelton, ND3N <
gl1800winger at verizon.net> wrote:

> Congratulations Dora!
>
> Chris, I'd recommend a good drawing program, such as Visio (an add on to
> the MS office suite).  A good graphing calculator like one of the TI-84
> series,  and MatLab for her computer.  Wait until she starts, or at least
> signs up for her classes as they are available to students at a significant
> discount.
>
> Tom Shelton, ND3N
> 240-434-3811
>
> If it ain't broke,  let's fix it until it is...
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Chris Ordiway <kc3dig at gmail.com>
> Date:05/14/2015  9:57 AM  (GMT-05:00)
> To: smcara at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [SMCARA] mechanical engineering
>
> Good morning gang,
>
> For those of you that have met my daughter Dora (KC3DQB) you'll be
> pleased to hear that she will be attending CSM this fall for mechanical
> engineering. She won a nice scholarship from the local Corvette club and
> another larger scholarship from the Patuxent Partnership so her first
> two years is paid for (woohoo!). After that she plans to continue as a
> part of the UMD mechanical engineering program (perhaps through a
> program that Pax River offers) for her Bachelor's. I know we have some
> engineers and engineer's bosses in the crowd... can you offer any
> recommendations on software we'll want to invest in? She hasn't pinned
> down a particular speciality yet but any thoughts on general use
> mechanical engineering software that is used in the field would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks all!
>
> --
> Chris Ordiway - KC3DIG
>
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