This is a personal story of the educational process at one of
the world's great technological universities. Pepper White entered
MIT in 1981 and received his master's degree in mechanical
engineering in 1984. His account of his experiences, written in
diary form, offers insight into graduate school life in
general--including the loneliness and even desperation that can
result from the intense pressure to succeed--and the purposes of
engineering education in particular. The first professor White met
at MIT told him that it did not really matter what he learned
there, but that MIT would teach him how to think. This, then, is
the story of how one student learned how to think. There have of
course been changes at MIT since 1984, but its essence is still the
same. White has added a new preface and concluding chapter to this
edition to bring the story of his continuing education up to
date.
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