This week we highlight one of the experts in what is likely our highest-demand area, mechanical engineering. If you’ve checked out some of the questions in mechanical engineering, you know that they’re not simple. They usually include some crazy diagram that we don’t quite comprehend. But, never fear, we’ve got Chegg Experts like Saurav Kishore on board to help students out with their toughest queries! Saurav is from India, and he’s just finished up his bachelors degree at one of the world’s top tech universities. He is now ready to enter the working world. Join us in saying a big thank you to Saurav for all his help answering students’ questions. You can also find him on our Google+ community, always offering helpful feedback and reporting issues that he encounters.
And in Saurav’s own wise words:
“Knowledge is an asset. The more we share it, the more we gain… The fundamental duty of a subject expert is to transform students into better and more intelligent students by giving them coherent, informative, and accessible answers to their problems.“
QUESTION 1: Tell us about yourself!
I am from Jamshedpur, India. I have just completed my Bachelors of Technology with Honors in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. In a couple months, I will begin working at a leading automobile company. Through my undergraduate education experience, I was exposed to Chegg’s homework help services. I prefer answering questions in Advanced Physics, Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry. I also answer questions in other subjects if I feel I can provide a correct and detailed explanation that will help the students.
QUESTION 2: What do you like most about being able to contribute to Chegg’s Q&A boards?
Chegg proved to be a great way to utilize my knowledge and keep in touch with what I studied in high school and college, thus retaining that expertise. It enables me to continue with my quest for knowledge and, in the process, also provides me a sense of satisfaction when question askers comment “great explanation” or “simplest and best” on my answers. Overall, Chegg has proven to be the perfect way to apply my subject matter knowledge and to earn rewards while I learn. This is what keeps me coming back.
QUESTION 3: How do you think your work benefits students? How does it benefit you?
I seek to write simple, clear, and more “graspable” answers to difficult questions. I attempt to provide question askers with the underlying concepts of a question so that they can avoid getting stuck on the same form of question in the future. In this respect, my work gives students better insight into and capacity within a subject.
QUESTION 4: What is your strategy for efficiently writing informative and highly rated answers?
I ensure that they are helpful to the asker by returning to see if the user has posed any further inquiries regarding my answer. I am a strong believer in quality over quantity. I look to relate the concepts in answers to circumstances experienced by askers in their daily life. This provides them with greater insight into and understanding of my solution. Additionally, I prefer to explain the underlying concepts involved in any question rather than just explaining the question so a student may apply this understanding to future problems. Combined, these components contribute to my high ratings.
QUESTION 5: Do you have any tips for others in the Q&A community?
Knowledge is an asset. The more we share it, the more we gain. Thus, the best way to acquire knowledge is to keep spreading it to others. We need to realize that the answers and concepts should be presented in the most basic form possible because not all students possess the same ability to comprehend new information. That’s why students come to Chegg’s Q&A Boards. The fundamental duty of a subject expert is to transform students into better and more intelligent students by giving them coherent, informative, and accessible answers to their problems.
Thus, the most critical advice I can give to other Q&A experts is to provide as simple and complete answers as possible; provide adequate diagrams and illustrations; and, most importantly, explain the concepts that are involved in a question and do not just explain the question alone. If we stress the importance of explaining the concepts, then students will become capable enough to tackle similar questions on their own and will have acquired long-lasting subject matter expertise.