机械工程是工程学中最多样化，最令人兴奋的分支之一。它的范围从非常精细和敏感的仪器设计到猛ma电厂的设计。机械工程可以包括空气动力学，激光，高性能引擎，电子控制器，计算机建模和仿真，复合材料和机器人技术。机械工程涉及汽车，假肢，家用电器，航天器，所有类型的发动机，空调设备，人造器官，核和化石燃料发电厂，控件，机器人等设备的创造性设计，制造，测试，评估和分配，以及许多类型的乐器。为了为这样一个广阔的领域做准备，机械工程师必须在物理，化学和数学上有扎实的基础。该领域还包括固体和流体的基本力学，电力和电子学，控制
Mechanical engineering is one of the most diverse and exciting branches of engineering. Its scope ranges from the design of very fine and sensitive instruments to the design of mammoth power plants. Mechanical engineering can encompass aerodynamics, lasers, high performance engines, electronic controllers, computer modeling and simulation, composite materials and robotics. Mechanical engineering involves the creative design, manufacturing, testing, evaluation and distribution of such devices as automobiles, prosthetic limbs, home appliances, spacecraft, all types of engines, air conditioning equipment, artificial organs, nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, controls, robotics, and many types of instruments. In order to prepare for such a broad field, mechanical engineers must have a solid foundation in physics, chemistry and mathematics. This field also includes studies in basic mechanics of solids and fluids, electricity and electronics, controls, dynamic analysis, mechanical design, thermodynamics, applied mechanics, and heat transfer.