Andy is a physics PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He's read "Dating for Engineers", a book which claims that an intelligent technical student can use his intelligence to be more successful with women. He comes to Madison with this in mind, and quickly falls for a beautiful woman, or actually two beautiful women, who however both seem absurdly out of his league. But will he be able to use his intelligence and technical know-how to win their hearts? Probably not, but it makes for a good story ...