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I have been looking through MIT OCW's suggested tracks for their mechanical engineering program but I simply don't know what I need to know in order to work through Shigley's book in a fruitful way. I was hoping that it would lay the foundation that I could build my "mechanical" knowledge on...

Hello Dr.D, I really have no idea what I'm doing and only have a vague one of what I want to be doing to be completely honest. I want to have a solid grasp of physics but I would also in the end want to become an Applied Physicist or Engineering Physicist, or even a Mechanical Engineer with a...

Hello, Just to give you some background info, I'm a software developer looking to make a career switch to Mechanical Engineering (At least I think so). My interests lie in design, complex systems, maglev, rockets and new forms of space propulsion. Before I really commit myself to University, I...