Laura Halverson
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Laura Halverson

Principal, Project Manager, Affiliated Engineers, Inc
WI
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  • Kaitlin B

    Added Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 2:11 PM

    I struggle with in person classes and taking the time for them, so I'm curious about online degrees. I know online degrees are super common these days but I'm not sure about being respected with an online degree in the engineering field. I think a general Mechanical Engineering degree would cover most of what I want to accomplish. I wasn't sure where to start so I looked up where to ask engineers and this popped up! If you have heard any talk of respected or quality online degrees I'd ...
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  • Abby, Acworth

    Added Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 1:31 PM

    Hi, I am tied between some careers including industrial design and mechanical engineering. I am pretty right/left brain balanced so I love sciences/logic and the arts/creativity almost equally. I don't really like math (I did until it stopped making sense. I'm willing to persevere through math classes in college, though i'm not sure if i want calculus or higher to be a part of my everyday job) and i'm not a fan of physics. However I love inventing and building things and understanding how ...
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    Laura Halverson, Affiliated Engineers, Inc
    Answered Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 5:17 AM
    Abby, calculus is one of those things I look back at associated with my college career and realize I never use it in my day to day work as an engineer.  I use math daily, but it is the match that "makes sense" focusing on the basics of addition, ...