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Original post by ElChapo
I'd like to hear from any students/firmers/insurers/hopefuls at Loughborough, Surrey, Birmingham, Bath, Nottingham and Aston - wanna know how you find Chem Eng at these uni's 
UCL to hard for you
Original post by Bixiylix
UCL to hard for you
I live in London so I wanted to go outside, otherwise I would have considered them, are you genuinely interested or trolling lol?
Original post by ElChapo
I live in London so I wanted to go outside, otherwise I would have considered them, are you genuinely interested or trolling lol?
What is wrong with London
I am apparently staying
Original post by Bixiylix
What is wrong with London
I am apparently staying
I am apparently staying
Nothing, but I wanted to live away from home and living in London is expensive so if I did say go to a London university I'd be better off just living at home.
Original post by ElChapo
Nothing, but I wanted to live away from home and living in London is expensive so if I did say go to a London university I'd be better off just living at home.
Fair enough but you are not thinking of Imperial either
the university itself is superior
Original post by Bixiylix
Fair enough but you are not thinking of Imperial either <br>
the university itself is superior
the university itself is superior
but it's in London anyway so.. What's your story? Are you thinking of Chemical Engineering?Original post by ElChapo
Now Imperial I'm certainly not good enough for but it's in London anyway so.. What's your story? Are you thinking of Chemical Engineering?
but it's in London anyway so.. What's your story? Are you thinking of Chemical Engineering?Got offers already
Original post by Bixiylix
Got offers already
Original post by ElChapo
Oh cool, where'd you firm? and who were your offers from?
Bath and UCL
otherwise possibly Birmingham
Original post by Bixiylix
Bath and UCL
otherwise possibly Birmingham
otherwise possibly Birmingham
Bath is your firm and UCL is your insurance? Nice! Hope you get the grades
Original post by ElChapo
Bath is your firm and UCL is your insurance? Nice! Hope you get the grades
The other way around
Original post by Nessie Dee
Good choices but be careful and realistic. Do you have the grades? This will be a very top heavy application and will all probably ask for the same grades. You need at least two universities from which you can pick out an insurance. I got all five offers for chemical engineering by applying to Lancaster, Loughborough, York, Aston and Bradford.
Might change Manchester to Aston depending on my results. Thanks for the tip.
Soo were you heading too?
Original post by Nessie Dee
Good choices but be careful and realistic. Do you have the grades? This will be a very top heavy application and will all probably ask for the same grades. You need at least two universities from which you can pick out an insurance. I got all five offers for chemical engineering by applying to Lancaster, Loughborough, York, Aston and Bradford.
Whaaaaat? I didn't even know Lancaster does chem eng?! How did I not know that?? Is it good there do you know?
Hi all.
Quick question - starting at Manchester in Sept to do Chem Eng.
Would anyone happen to know if there's anything I need to get or would be useful to get in time for the course? I'd like to get everything I need ready before I go as the moves' going to be especially hectic for me.
I have a computer and a calculator and I'll get some stationery. Any ideas for books or stationery - templates, specialised rulers that sort of thing?
Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks.
Also - anyone else doing Chem Eng moving to Opal Gardens?
Quick question - starting at Manchester in Sept to do Chem Eng.
Would anyone happen to know if there's anything I need to get or would be useful to get in time for the course? I'd like to get everything I need ready before I go as the moves' going to be especially hectic for me.
I have a computer and a calculator and I'll get some stationery. Any ideas for books or stationery - templates, specialised rulers that sort of thing?
Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks.
Also - anyone else doing Chem Eng moving to Opal Gardens?
Original post by Biddyish
Hi all.
Quick question - starting at Manchester in Sept to do Chem Eng.
Would anyone happen to know if there's anything I need to get or would be useful to get in time for the course? I'd like to get everything I need ready before I go as the moves' going to be especially hectic for me.
I have a computer and a calculator and I'll get some stationery. Any ideas for books or stationery - templates, specialised rulers that sort of thing?
Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks.
Also - anyone else doing Chem Eng moving to Opal Gardens?
Quick question - starting at Manchester in Sept to do Chem Eng.
Would anyone happen to know if there's anything I need to get or would be useful to get in time for the course? I'd like to get everything I need ready before I go as the moves' going to be especially hectic for me.
I have a computer and a calculator and I'll get some stationery. Any ideas for books or stationery - templates, specialised rulers that sort of thing?
Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks.
Also - anyone else doing Chem Eng moving to Opal Gardens?
Books that are useful;
Engineering Mathematics by K.A Stroud
Chemical Engineering volumes 1,2 and 6 by Coulson and Richardson
Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer by Welty, Wicks, Rorrer and Wilson
Make sure you have a notepad for notes during lectures, doing your coursework and to practice past papers.
Other than that, get your mind right!
Enjoy Manchester
(edited 10 years ago)
What kinds of things do you they teach during lectures?
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Original post by x-Sophie-x
-Transport Processes: involves understanding the mechanics behind the transfers and learning to derive equations under certain conditions and applying them to similar scenarios or using them to find a certain variable. For example would be to derive the equation for a fluid going through a circular pipe, calculating the pressure it exerts and then calculate the same pressure for a pipe with 4x the diameter.
-Principles of chemical processes: where you are taught how operations such as distillation, extraction and adsorption work, as well as learning the methods in deducing what actually happens with said operations through equations and also finding unknown variables (e.g. find the flow rate of the product). You'll even learn to do this in programming!
-Financial aspects and management: basically a turned-down version of economics, where you learn the best ways to increase income, decrease costs and maximize profit. You'll also learnt the basics of managing projects and tasks.
-Maths: Basically A-level maths and further maths, a bit of statistics and decision maths. You'll find that the stuff you learn in maths is applied to what you learn in chemical engineering. So make sure it's up to scratch!
-Thermodynamics: A stretch of A-level physics and finally understanding the simplest way of how fridges and engines work
It's a bit much and I tried not to go into too much detail, otherwise I'd be here forever!
Original post by x-Sophie-x
What Ade said
You may also find that some lectures go completely over your head (many have for me) and often require extra hours going over the material in the library/home/any other comfortable place.
With regards to many people asking about a year in Industry at leeds I have asked Dr Poole at Leeds about this and this is his response:
"As for a Year in Industry, this is definitely allowed and encouraged. You simply transfer to the Industrial Placement version and then take the year in industry, following which you come back for the final year. The assessment for the year out is based on a report and presentation and is classified on a pass/fail basis.
Regards
Dr Colin Poole
Head of Process Engineering
School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
T: 0113 3432798
F: 0113 3432384
E: [email protected]"
(edited 10 years ago)
Original post by Ade9000
-Transport Processes: involves understanding the mechanics behind the transfers and learning to derive equations under certain conditions and applying them to similar scenarios or using them to find a certain variable. For example would be to derive the equation for a fluid going through a circular pipe, calculating the pressure it exerts and then calculate the same pressure for a pipe with 4x the diameter.
-Principles of chemical processes: where you are taught how operations such as distillation, extraction and adsorption work, as well as learning the methods in deducing what actually happens with said operations through equations and also finding unknown variables (e.g. find the flow rate of the product). You'll even learn to do this in programming!
-Financial aspects and management: basically a turned-down version of economics, where you learn the best ways to increase income, decrease costs and maximize profit. You'll also learnt the basics of managing projects and tasks.
-Maths: Basically A-level maths and further maths, a bit of statistics and decision maths. You'll find that the stuff you learn in maths is applied to what you learn in chemical engineering. So make sure it's up to scratch!
-Thermodynamics: A stretch of A-level physics and finally understanding the simplest way of how fridges and engines work
It's a bit much and I tried not to go into too much detail, otherwise I'd be here forever!
-Principles of chemical processes: where you are taught how operations such as distillation, extraction and adsorption work, as well as learning the methods in deducing what actually happens with said operations through equations and also finding unknown variables (e.g. find the flow rate of the product). You'll even learn to do this in programming!
-Financial aspects and management: basically a turned-down version of economics, where you learn the best ways to increase income, decrease costs and maximize profit. You'll also learnt the basics of managing projects and tasks.
-Maths: Basically A-level maths and further maths, a bit of statistics and decision maths. You'll find that the stuff you learn in maths is applied to what you learn in chemical engineering. So make sure it's up to scratch!
-Thermodynamics: A stretch of A-level physics and finally understanding the simplest way of how fridges and engines work
It's a bit much and I tried not to go into too much detail, otherwise I'd be here forever!
Wow, that sounds quite difficult!
What aspects of A-level Maths are used, apart from integration and differentiation?
I can't even see how calculus and chemical engineering are related to be honest!
Oh dear, I was hoping to drop Physics at AS
I guess I won't be able to get away with it though because Thermodynamics is in the A2 syllabus 
What sorts of methods do they use in lectures to teach? Do they literally just speak? -Because I think I'd find it pretty hard to understand that way!
Thank you very much for your help!
Original post by multani008
What Ade said
You may also find that some lectures go completely over your head (many have for me) and often require extra hours going over the material in the library/home/any other comfortable place.
With regards to many people asking about a year in Industry at leeds I have asked Dr Poole at Leeds about this and this is his response:
"As for a Year in Industry, this is definitely allowed and encouraged. You simply transfer to the Industrial Placement version and then take the year in industry, following which you come back for the final year. The assessment for the year out is based on a report and presentation and is classified on a pass/fail basis.
Regards
Dr Colin Poole
Head of Process Engineering
School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
T: 0113 3432798
F: 0113 3432384
E: [email protected]"
You may also find that some lectures go completely over your head (many have for me) and often require extra hours going over the material in the library/home/any other comfortable place.
With regards to many people asking about a year in Industry at leeds I have asked Dr Poole at Leeds about this and this is his response:
"As for a Year in Industry, this is definitely allowed and encouraged. You simply transfer to the Industrial Placement version and then take the year in industry, following which you come back for the final year. The assessment for the year out is based on a report and presentation and is classified on a pass/fail basis.
Regards
Dr Colin Poole
Head of Process Engineering
School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
T: 0113 3432798
F: 0113 3432384
E: [email protected]"
Haha, I'm sure they will. It's a 9-5 course isn't it?
Are the other people in your lectures all complete geniuses or are there 'normal' people doing the course too? I ask because I have to work to achieve good results, as opposed to just being handed them.
Ah yes, I was wondering about Leeds! Thank you!
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