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BEng Year 1 Semester 2

Modules taken during Year 1 Semester 2:
- AE1002 Discovery Course 2/MA1700 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering II (1AU)
- AE2002 Mathematics 3 (3AU)
- AE2006/MA2007 Thermodynamics (4AU)
- AE2007 Mathematics 4/MA2006 Engineering Mathematics (3AU)
- AE2008/MA2001 Mechanics of Materials (3AU)
- AE2009/MA2700 Aerospace Materials(3AU)
- AE4007 Engineers & Society/MA0101 Singapore Studies (3AU)
- HP802 Working in the 21st Century(3AU)

Total No. of AU: 23
Overall GPA: 4.90

AE1002 Discovery Course 2/MA1700 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering II (1AU)

Goal: A
Result: A-
Lab Report
Tutor: Prof RC Mehta
Contents:
- Discovery Lab Case Study I: Aerodynamics
- Discovery Lab Case study II: Propulsion
- Discovery Lab Case Study III: Aircraft Structure and Vibration
- Discovery Lab Case Study IV: Water Rocket Propulsion
- Discovery Lab Case Study V: Crash Investigation
- Discovery Lab Case Study VI: Glider Design Competition
Mistakes made:
- Not serious.
- Never research on other possibilities of making glider plane.
- Should have bought a new model so as to experiment with the given model.
Tips for scoring:
- Invest your time and $.
- Research more on making a good glider plane.
- Don't add too much weight to your glider.
- Ensure your glider plane always be in topmost structural integrity.
- Do well for your lab experiments.
- Be serious even if it's 1 AU.

AE2002 Mathematics 3 (3AU)

Mindmap
Notes

Study Techniques: Mindmap
Goal: A+
Result: A+
Tutor: Prof Lin Rong Ming
Contents:
- Probability & Statistics
- Matrix Analysis/Linear Algebra
- Vector Differential Calculus
- Vector Integral Calculus.
How did I study? (Tips for scoring)
- Listen attentively in class and take notes.
- Practice all the questions in the tutorials.
- Do regular practice by attempting most of the textbook problems with answers (for almost all chapters except the last one).
- Do a mindmap to understand overall concept.
- Practice exam papers to gauge exam standard.
- Finish exam paper fast to have time to check answers.
Mistakes made:
- Didn't do well for quiz (should have sleep early instead of depriving sleep for extra revision time).
- Practice questions with tired mind (hence did not absorb concepts well).

AE2006/MA2007 Thermodynamics (4AU)

Mindmap
Study Techniques: Mindmap
Goal: A+
Result: A+
Tutor: Prof Jeffrey Low
Contents:
- Properties of pure substances.
- Work and heat
- Energy and the first law
- Energy balance for closed systems and steady state control volumes
- Second law and entropy
- Entropy balance for closed systems and steady state control volumes
- Thermodynamic cycles for power plants and refrigeration systems
- Ideal gas mixtures and psychrometrics
- Reacting mixtures and combustion
How did I study? (Tips for scoring)
- Read up before every chapter.
- Listen attentively in class and take notes.
- Practice all the questions in the tutorials.
- Do regular practice by attempting textbook problems with answers (for almost all chapters except the last three).
- At first, did my own notes but after the quiz, find that I didn't link my concepts well. Hence did a mindmap to understand the links between concept.
- Practice exam papers to gauge exam standard
Mistakes made:
- Go for lectures with tired mind (hence did not absorb anything and waste time to understand later).
- Enjoy myself too much during tutorials.
- Read up too early before lectures. Should have go for lectures, then read up textbooks and do tutorial and practice to optimally absorb concepts.
- Did not do regular revision (due to time constraints).

AE2007 Mathematics 4/MA2006 Engineering Mathematics (3AU)

Mindmap
Notes
Study Techniques: Mindmap
Goal: A+
Result: A+
Tutor: Prof Lam Chung Yau
Contents:
- Complex Variables
- Fourier Analysis
- Laplace Transform
- Partial Differential Equations.
How did I study? (Tips for scoring)
- Listen attentively in class and take notes.
- Practice all the questions in the tutorials.
- Do regular practice by attempting most of the textbook problems with answers (for almost all chapters except the last one).
- Do a mindmap to understand overall concept.
- Practice exam papers to gauge exam standard.
- Finish exam paper fast to have ample time to check answers.
Mistakes made:
- Practice questions with tired mind (hence did not absorb concepts well).

AE2008/MA2001 Mechanics of Materials (3AU)

Mindmap
Study Techniques: Mindmap
Goal: A+
Result: A+
Tutor: Prof Lu Guoxing
Contents:
- Review of concepts of equilibrium and free body diagram
- Stress and strain
- Torsion
- Bending stresses in beams
- Shearing stresses in beams
- Transformation of stress and strain
- Yield and fracture criteria
- Deflection of beams
- Columns
How did I study? (Tips for scoring)
- Go for every single lecture religiously.
- Listen attentively during lectures and take notes.
- Practice all the questions in the tutorials.
- Do regular practice by attempting textbook problems with answers (for almost all chapters except the last one).
- Did mindmap to understand link between concepts.
Mistakes made:
- Exam anxiety and carelessness during both CA and actual exam.
- Read up and practice too early before lectures (hence did not fully comprehend the concepts).
- Attempt some tutorials too early before concept was taught.

AE2009/MA2700 Aerospace Materials(3AU)

Mindmap
Assignment
Study Techniques: Mindmap
Goal: A+
Result: A-
Tutor: Prof Liu Yong
How did I study? (Tips for scoring)
- Being serious about the CA assignment (20 page report).
- Memorise every single concept (especially for aero modules where anything can come out).
- Listen attentively during lectures and take notes.
- Clarify with tutors when in doubt.
- Copying down tutorial solutions so as to understand the way to answer questions.
- Read up textbooks before lesson.
- Religiously do every single tutorial (except the last one as I don't understand NDT).
Mistakes made:
- Go for lectures with a tired mind (hence did not absorb anything).
- Did not do regular revision after lectures (most of the concepts learnt are from last minute revision).
- Read up too advance before lectures.
- Focus too much time on doing the CA assignment.
- Attempting the wrong question during exam in the last 30 minutes.
- Mental block during exams (because of over-complex mindmap. Will try to discover a better method of memorising).

AE4007 Engineers & Society/MA0101 Singapore Studies (3AU)

Personal Notes
Study Techniques: Mindmap
Goal: A+
Result: A
Tutor: Prof Lim Mong King
How did I study? (Tips for scoring)
- Read up before and during lectures (even when I skipped them, I would read them on the day of the lectures in my hostel).
- Being serious about the group assignments and the modules itself.
- Memorise and understand all the concepts.
- Read up on the book 'The World is Flat' and my Secondary 3 and 4 Social Studies textbooks before exam.
- Go through every exam papers not only to have a gauge of exam standard, but also to predict what might come out.
- Practice the latest exam papers (to gauge writing speed so as to have time to finish the paper).
- Write a lot during the exam and have ample time to check for MCQ questions.
Mistakes made:
- Skip many lectures (almost half of them).
- Did not do regular revision after lectures.
- Should have spend more time and focus on the 3 group assignments (which make up 40%).
- Have slight mental block and hence some concepts memorised wasn't presented.

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