>> When I was starting out, engineering degrees were pretty much ALL fundamental principles and calculus. Where did you go to school? There is (and always has

>> When I was starting out, engineering degrees were pretty much ALL fundamental principles and calculus. Where did you go to school? There is (and always has been) a huge difference between what an engineering program at a top school and at some 3rd tier school require of their students. I think you probably went to a fairly competitive program and are comparing what was expected of you and your peers to what is expected of someone to get a degree from a noncompetitive school.