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Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 16:11:26 2020 No.12337513 View Reply Original Report

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Could I benefit from learning classical mechanics if i'm majoring in MechEng?
Just passed statics and dynamics and i was wondering if classical mechanics could give me a better knowledge in those subjects

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Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2020 16:14:25 No.12337524 Report

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>>12337513
Yes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2020 17:01:00 No.12337642 Report

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>>12337513
>Just passed statics and dynamics
So you know first semester physics. If you try Taylor's book, it might be doable provided that you have an understanding of vector calculus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2020 17:52:33 No.12337811 Report

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>>12337513
Ya, you'll probably learn a lot of it in your course anyway though

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2020 17:55:11 No.12337822 Report

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>>12337513
>Just passed statics and dynamics
Brainlet here, but aren't those two branches of mechanics itself, like kinematics?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2020 18:50:28 No.12338016 Report

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>>12337822
Yeah they are very applied though. Idk how well they would prepare someone for theoretical physics, but Taylor’s exposition is mostly introductory so I think OP will be ok

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Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2020 21:23:46 No.12338457 Report

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Thats a great book anon

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Anonymous Fri 13 Nov 2020 21:35:03 No.12338493 Report

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>>12337513
Yes.
>>12337822
It’s an extended version of first semester physics. No more difficult and only exists because engineers are morons.

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Anonymous Sat 14 Nov 2020 01:32:25 No.12339262 Report

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>>12337513
That's exactly what I did. Do be prepared though, you must know math up to multivariable calc and differential equations to do well in that book.

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Anonymous Sat 14 Nov 2020 02:00:18 No.12339335 Report

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>>12337642
>>12338457
How does it compare to Goldstein, Poole, and Safko?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 14 Nov 2020 02:09:33 No.12339363 Report

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>>12338016
What was your Statics course like?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 14 Nov 2020 09:04:11 No.12340102 Report

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>>12339335
Goldstein is great. I think first year undergrads could be taught it if they applied themselves. I've been successful teaching the same rough material.
However my opinions are somewhat unpopular in my department.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 14 Nov 2020 14:07:06 No.12340621 Report

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>>12339335
Honestly I prefer Taylor over Goldstein, but Taylor leans slightly more towards undergrad level and Goldstein slightly more towards grad. Taylor is better written in my opinion.

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Anonymous Sat 14 Nov 2020 15:10:46 No.12340756 Report

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>>12337513
All the stuff you’re spoonfed in dynamics will be derived and you’ll see the greater picture with this book. Highly recommend

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Anonymous Sat 14 Nov 2020 16:42:03 No.12341022 Report

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>>12337513
>could i benefit from learning classical mechanics if I'm majoring in MechEng?
Yes. Classical Mechanics should be a requisite for every MechEng programme.

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