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Got it. I understand. Thank you!

I am having trouble understanding why the second term in the m2 equation, b1(x'2 - x'1), is a negative term. Given that this force is the reason why m2 is moving in the first place, why is it not considered a driving force? I think that I don't have a clear understanding of what driving force means.

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I hear you Mam/Sir. You're right. Thank you for caring enough to take the time to drive this point home.

Thank you so much for this!

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I worked through Chen years ago. I have a general grasp of what he talks about. I am ok with differential equations and partial differential equations. All of that is covered in the Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciencs which is great for me.

That's why I put it all out there. I genuinely appreciate your feedback. I realize that this sounds ambitious. I plan to just push at this hard and if the schedule slips then it slips. But if I don't push myself, I'll never get it done. I am not coming at this with nothing either. One of the...

Thank you for your response George. My end goal is being able to conduct research in the field of advanced deep space propulsion. I actually got into an applied physics program a few years ago with this in mind and had a mentor and everything but I ended up not being able to go because...long...

Thank you for your feedback. I have Feynman's Lectures. I use them as a reference. I have bookmarked MIT open courseware for use during this exercise and Walter Lewin does not cover all of this material. I wish he did.

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. With regards to the Physics GRE, I tried to do a practice test and A LOT of the material was over my head which was the reality punch in the face which made it clear that I needed to start from scratch. I have a pretty sound mechanical and...

How did you find PF?: Google search Hello, I am an Engineer with a BS and MS degree. I have been working for almost 15 years and I am very unhappy with my career choice. I would like to go back to school to pursue a graduate degree in Physics. Unfortunately, my undergraduate physics...