What is the best CAD and CFD software for people interested in aerospace/aeronautics engineering on a Mac? My knowledge of CFD is minimal.
Try using Dual boot on Mac. I used most of the Linux based software by dual boot on Mac alongside Mac OS X. It works flawlessly. Just be careful when you load Linux on dual boot. You can use oendrive Linux to do this. It's the best option you have.Once you have Linux you can use the following:SalomeGmshFreeCadIf this seems like an incovinence, try the same dual boot thing using windows. And then AutoCAD and all other cad systems will work decently.The third option is using AutoCAD on Mac. Although the graphic and rendering is not that good. Also Gmsh is available on Mac.
I am highly interested in design, FEA and CFD analysis. How do I improve my technical expertise in this area?
I personally do not feel CFD and FEA are not a part of the design process. In my opinion Design comprises of [CAD-> CFD+FEA -> Design suggestions -> CAD -> repeat till a final design is locked -> Prototype -> Field test of the prototype -> Post test analysis -> Design changes -> CFD+FEA -> repeat]. I do not like to call just CAD modeling “design”. Design is a huge process, and CFD and FEA are a part of the process.Answering your question, the only way to develop a design skillset is to actually get experience in as many of the aforementioned fields as possible. Again, many people like to substitute their familiarity with “software” (like Solidworks, CATIA, Fluent, CFX, etc.) with expertise. The ability to use these softwares does not equal expertise in design or analysis. Most of the users dont know the background working of these softwares (I can only comment that about users of commercial CFD softwares), which is very essential when working in fields like CFD (or FEA). My suggestion would be to learn a representative software from CAD, CFD or FEA, but at the same time also learn the theory behind the working (this holds true for CFD or FEA softwares). If possible, do a project to accomplish a very simple design improvization assignment on a very simple product. This is very easy to do when in an academic environment (like a final year project), but difficult when you get into a working environment since you are mostly placed in a specific team and cannot see the complete design lifecycle.This might be an unnecessarily long answer, but I think that is the best I can do. Hope it helps.
What are my chances to get accepted in a CFD PhD if my master’s thesis doesn't have anything to do with CFD?
Thanks for your A2A. I recently got accepted for the PhD program at University of Minnesota. According to my short experience, I think that top universities in US don’t require students to be experts in the domain before they apply for it. So, professors usually will give you some time to start learning and get into the domain before you become productive. Keep in mind that the US universities requires you to complete some courses before you do you dissertation proposal. So, I guess you have chances to get accepted.However, if you are applying for a specific PhD position/vacancy in Europe, for example in KTH, Chalmers, Aachen, then they will expect that you are have enough knowledge.Make sure to have a strong statement of purpose. You should show in your letter that you know what you are going to do in general . So do some literature review about CFD, know what are the hot topics, and find a research you are interested in. Then, in your statement, state your interest so you give good impressions about you.(If you are applying for university X, it’s a good idea to check what the professors at X are working on, and state in your statement of purpose that you are interested in this work and in this professor’s research).Good Luck.
Could I become a billionaire withing 15 years by trading CFDs?
I am 17 going on 18 now, and I have a very strong interest in trading CFDs as I am dead into them. I will be allowed to trade them as soon as I turn aged 18 in which I will with my few grand in savings. I want to give myself at least 15 years to make a billion by trading stocks in boom markets and things. Is it possible that I could become a billionaire within 15 years from turning 18 by age 33 by trading CFDs? Please give a good answer.
Could I become a millionaire by age 25 by trading stocks using CFDs (Contracts for Differences)?
let's consider these factors, you're young which is good as this gives you time to make your million! The longer the time horizon you have the more you can afford taking additional risk. You've also set a target (becoming a millonaire) but you need to be more specific in your goal - 1 million, 2 million..etc? Now this isn't by any measure a simple task - trading is one of the most challenging occupations you can get in and I don't hear that many stories of common Joe who becoming a millionaire via trading the stock market; on the other hand we regularly hear of poor blokes who have wiped out their accounts. In fact it is more likely to hear of a broken owning a super yacht rather than a trader. Trading is a business and like new businesses 9 out of 10 new businesses fail so you need to be aware of this - 90% of traders lose. To make your trading account grow you will need a lot of discipline, patience and time. You will also need some money to start with and I wouldn't recommend starting out with less than 20k. Sure, if you wanted to you could buy penny stocks for bigger potential returns but this is akin to gambling not trading. If you use CFDs you will use gearing - the most important thing here is not to overleverage yourself - if you find yourself not being able to sleep at night thinking about your gains or worried about your account then you are gearing yourself too aggressively - I rarely if ever gear myself more than 150%. Most importantly you need to understand risk and learn how to buy stocks low and sell them at a high price (or sell them at a high buy and buy them at a low price: shorting). I would advise you to find a mentor who has already did it and follow him with dedicatation - the more you study techniques as well as people who have made great returns in the stockmarket the more you are going to understand what it takes to make your million! As for me I'm not a millionaire but I've made over 190k this year trading the stock market (started with a pot of 80k) See some famous short-sellers here: http://www.contracts-for-difference.com/Famous-short-sells.html Note in the UK the equivalent of CFDs is spread betting and there are some useful insights here: http://www.financial-spread-betting.com/Basics-spreadbetting.html
How can I learn CFD from the internet?
There are several courses on MOOC platforms these days as pointed out by the other users. Alternatively, you can also get a hands-on experience through using CFD softwares.For a hands-on experience, I could recommend trying the computational fluid dynamics software SimScale. It is a cloud-based tool where simulations can be setup on a browser. It does not need the hassle of licenses or installations. SimScale offers a free version where one can get upto 3000 hours for computing. For the free version, the projects created are publicly available. However, if one would like to keep your project private, a professional version is also available.You can explore the public projects database, where there are loads of projects already available.
What's the best online broker for a beginner HS/college stock trader?
I'm a senior in HS and want to start learning and experimenting with stock trading. Some of my friends use Scottrade, but were considering switching. I'm a beginner, wouldn't trade very much money, and would probably only manage a very small amount. THANKS! I was thinking of ShareBuilder, E*Trade, or CharlesScwhab.