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Hello everyone, I was wondering what is the most practical/hands on engineering specialization in mechanical that would not require someone to stay in front of a computer 8h a day, 40h a week because that is what I've mostly been doing at my internships so far (CFD simulations, excel, tecplot)...

Sorry I am just trying to be consistent with the problem statement. Maybe I posted in the wrong forum (although my question is related to Laplace and not the circuit itself), maybe a moderator can move this to Homework & Coursework Questions > Engineering, Comp Sci, & Technology ? Thanks.

Homework Statement Homework Equations For a capacitor: i=C(de/dt) The Attempt at a Solution Using Kirchhoff's current law at the note above the resistor R2 I get the following equation, which I believe is right: C(e0' - ei') + (e0 - ei)/R1 + e0/R2 = 0 Then, since the source has a...

Hello, I am looking for a good source of information about design of machines (static failure, fatigue theory, design of shafts and keys, spur gears, etc..). Maybe some free online material or lecture notes? It seems like a fairly difficult course but I could find very few information so far...

Homework Statement [PLAIN]http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/6601/unledpicturex.png Homework Equations q = \tau/b \tau = (VQ)/(Ib) I would like to calculate the shear flux in one row of nail. By taking the first moment for the upper board, calculating q and dividing by 2 I get the...

Homework Statement [PLAIN]http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6531/capturefma.jpg Homework Equations Conservation of energy principle T1 + \sum U1-2 = T2 The Attempt at a Solution I have the correct answer for part a). T1 = 0 (since the system starts from rest). T2 =...

Thank you very much tiny-tim! It is very clear now.

Homework Statement [PLAIN]http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1063/1763o.jpg Homework Equations IG = (1/12)ml^2 \sum Ma=(IG+m(rG)^2) The Attempt at a Solution I take the moment about A, which gives me the following: (4kg)(9.81m/s^2)(1m)=((1/12)(4kg)(2m)^2+(4kg)(1m)^2)\alpha...

Thank you, I believe you are absolutely right. I am fairly new to probability as you can see.

Homework Statement A multiple-choice quiz has 200 questions each with 4 possible answers of which 1 is correct. What is the probability that guesswork yields from 25 to 30 correct answers for 80 of the 200 questions. [HINT: approximation may be helpful here] Homework Equations Binomial...

Homework Statement If the class contains 7 mechanical, 6 civil and 5 electrical and we require that the 9 individuals who give their presentations on day 1 must include 3 mechanical, 3 civil and 3 electrical, how many different orders of presentation are there for day 1? Homework...

Thanks a lot for the answers! CFD looks very interesting I will defenitely try to learn more about it.

Hi, I have a general question related to the mechanical engineering profession. I am a second year mechanical engineering student and I also have a college degree in computer science, my skills are mainly C/C++ programming and networking/Linux environment (system administration). I love...

I don't understand why you can do that. I though that since a8=a2/192, then we will have (a2/192)*x^8 in the answer, but in your case we would have (a2/384)*x^8. Why is there a multiplication of the denominator by 2, and where does it come from? Thanks again for taking the time to answer...

Got it, thanks a lot tiny-tim! For those that might be interested, you have to make the substitution u=y' and then use separation of variables. Another question if you don't mind, would it be possible to solve this problem using power series? I have to admit that I don't really understand...