Let's talk to someone!

For this post, I did an interview to a friend of mine. His name is Manuel López and he is an Industrial & Engineer Chemistry, now tuttoring professor by his own.

Q: Why you decided to study an engineering?
A: Well, I always wanted to study an engineering because I really good at Maths and Chemistry. Also, my mum was a Chemistry teacher in a school and he helped and teached me since I was a chilld, thus motivated me definitely to study it.

Q: Did you find difficult the degree? Tell me some experiences
A: All engineerings are difficult and requires a big effort. In my Freshman year, I failed several subjets and I've been far below my capabilities. I tought postponing for the time being, but then I thought better and I was concerned about it...but then I decided to continue. Freshman year are the most difficult for me. Universities as a rule make a sieve to select between good and bad students...Fortunately I pass to my second year degree only with 1 subject failed.


Q: Do you think, nowadays engineerings are useful to find a job?
A: To have an engineering degree always is a plus is your curriculum. Engineerings are hard, somehow requires a strong knowledge...But, it's known that now things are difficult...and the "crisis" also affects engineers. After finishing my degree I had to wait 2 years to find a job...in an office!! I've never though to work there studing an engineering...


Q: You have a hard degree, but now you are a tuttoring professor...do you like your job? What are your job expectations?
A: Well now I'm teaching childs and secondary students in the scientific framework. This is not what I want, but now things are really bad...Actually I like to teach, but I always wanted to work in a central nuclear or something like that...I have already take a look for some jobs, but it didn't call me yet. I expect for a enhance situation!

Q: What advices would you give to an engineering student or someone who wants to study an engineering?
A: Never fall, do not be discouraged and fight for it's dreams...They have to find several obstacles in his lives...but all is needed to learn. It's important also to have a high english level, and also travel, travel a lot...specially in first years! It's importante to widen your knowledge as far as possible.


                                   

How to learn integration? Why do we need to study it?

Hi! In this post I'll be talking about how to encourage easily integration
The best mathematical knowledge is to assimilate concepts in own pace. Integratrion is one of the most importantes operations in the integral Calculus. Actually, it's the reverse process of differentation in the calculation of areas and volumes of irregulars shapes and solids the integration is used.

But, why we need to study integration?
Often we know the relationship involving the rate of change of two variables, but also we have to know those direct relationship between thes variables. For example, in Physics, we know the velocity of certain object at a particular time, but we want to know the position of the object at that time too.
To calculate this direct relationship, we need to use the process which is opposite to differentation, called integration.
The processes of integration are used in many applications and it's involved in so many frameworks. As an example, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur have to bear high forces due to winds. Integration was used to design the building for strength.

Here you have an interesting video if you are interested on

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3CQ1bmEX9Q  Enjoy it!