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"time-crunched" "relearn math" and engineering don't mix

Is the degree necessary for a job? Or are you just interested in studying mech eng?

If you just want to study it, pick up some textbooks. You can follow courses via their websites at some schools.

For example, visit a course website from UCLA or whatever school and do the homeworks. Often they will post the solutions after the homeworks are due.

Hell I went to a better engineering school than UCLA, rarely set foot in a classroom, and this is how i got my degree.