AKA: How to become a Spartan!
Giovanni Zecchini
11/04/2014
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Why engineering?
My community college path
Advices for Chabot students
Life at SJSU
Community involvement
Engineering projects
Conclusion – Q & A
Scientific knowledge
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Creativity
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Started in St. Louis MO - Spring 2010
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Transferred to Chabot College - Spring 2012
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Transferred to SJSU - Fall 2013
Worked full time (30-40 hrs/week) during my
whole community college career.
Spring 2012
Course No.
Units
Fall 2012
Course No.
Units
Multivariable
Calculus
MTH 3
5.0
Intro.
Engineering
ENGR 10
2.0
Comp Methods
Engr.
ENGR 25
3.0
Elem. Linear
Algebra
MTH 6
3.0
Spring 2013
Course No.
Units
Intro/Struct Progr. C++
CSCI 14
4.0
Engineering Design and
analysis
Comp Methods Engr.
ENGR 11
2.0
ENGR 25
3.0
Differential equations
MTH 4
3.0
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Learn Mr. Mayer 14 rules on the study skills
guide (Don’t sell your books & Get every point)!
Put effort in your ENGR 11 project to make it as
successful as possible!
When you don’t understand some concepts, ASK
during class, or better, go to the professor’s
office hours!
Try to complete as many GE requirements as
possible before transferring to a 4 years college!
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Plan your class schedules in order to fulfill
multiple 4 years college transfer
requirements!
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Learn to become proficient in Matlab!
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Join the Chabot Science & Engineering (CSE)
Club!
Fall 2013
Course No.
Units
Spring 2014
Course No.
Units
Entrepreneurship
BUS3 181
3.0
Statics
CE 95
3.0
Intro to MTLS
MATE 25
3.0
Intro Ckt Analysis
EE 98
3.0
Design & Graphics
ME 20
2.0
Engr Reports
ENGR 100W
3.0
General Physics
PHYS 52
4.0
Thermodynamics
ME 113
4.0
Theatre Appreciation
TA 10
3
Intro Intl Rel
POLS 4
3.0
15.0
Total Units
Total Units
16.0
Summer 2014
Course No.
Units
Dynamics
ME 101
3.0
Human Understanding
BIOL 54
3.0
Total Units
6.0
Fall 2014
Course No.
Units
Spring 2015
Course No.
Units
Strategic Management
BUS3 184
3.0
Heat Transfer
ME 114
3.0
Intro Mechatronics
ME 106
3.0
Applied Engr. Analysis
ME 130
3.0
Mechanics of Material
CE 112
3.0
Mech. Engr. Design
ME 154
4.0
Machine Shop
ME 41
1.0
Thermal Engr. Lab
ME 115
1.0
Microfluidics (lab)
ME 168
1.0
Business Organization
ENGR 194
3.0
Asian American Studies
AAS 33A
3.0
Dyn Sys Vib & Control
ME 147
3.0
Fluid Mechanics
ME 111
3.0
Total Units
17.0
Total Units
Current GPA: 3.93
17.0
Fall 2015
Course No.
Capstone Course
Units
Spring 2016
Course No.
Units
3.0
Senior Design Project 2
ME 195B
3.0
ME 195B
1.0
Experimental Method
ME 120
3.0
GE area S/V
Senior Design Project 1
ME 195A
3.0
Technical Electives
6.0
GE area S/V
ME 41
1.0
Total Units
10.0
Total Units
10.0
Less units the last two semesters because
planning to have a full-time job!
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SJSU professors have less time to dedicate to
each student (More students=less time per
student)
Pace: At SJSU the pace is 1 ½ faster than at
Chabot
If you do well in ENGR 25, you are going to
do well in most courses at SJSU!
More clubs, more groups, and more
opportunities at SJSU
SJSU ROBOTICS CLUB
FORMULA SAE
STEEL BRIDGE
and more…
Some companies from this year:
-Ericsson
-HP
-Western Digital
-LAM research
-Visa
-Vmware
-National Instruments Corp.
-eBay
-DELL
-Apple
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Engineering in Action
Outreach program
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The Tech Challenge
(Judge)
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Volunteer at
Breakthrough
Collaborative Main
Events
Volunteer!
The Problem: A Lady whose Mom has been
under oxygen treatment for the last few years
asked us to come up with a device to retract
extra oxygen tube from the floor.
Our Answer: NOSIDE87!!
Image:
http://archive.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=214028
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2 Microcontrollers (Arduino Uno)
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2 Vishay Linear Strain Gages
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Resistors, OP-Amps, Solderless
Breadboards
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An 8 inches diameter spool
2 Xbee Series 2 Radios with two
Shields
A stepper Motor
Image retrieved from:
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bjfurman/courses/ME106/ME106pdf
/stepper.docx
Quarter_Bridge
Half-Bridge
Full-Bridge
Image retrieved from:
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bjfurman/courses/ME106/ME106pdf/electronic_scale_arduino.
doc
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Do well in Mr. Mayer’s classes and you’ll do
fine when you transfer
Engineering requires a lot of work but it’s
going to give you a lot of satisfactions
Outline a 4 years/5 years graduation plan
and follow it
School projects give you experience and look
good on resumes
Study, have fun, but don’t forget to dedicate
some time for others!