Of course, just writing it down over and over memorizing one problem will not help. But if you work it through step by step and each time learn a new reason why you're doing a certain step then it really helps.
On top of understanding basic concepts as suggested, you should probably try working the problems multiple times. I work a problem 2-3 times with referring to solution when I need to and keep working it until I can work it with no referencing. It's what I do for all my classes, and it seems to...
Thanks for your help! It's actually a solid piece, in this design it's a 3/4" thick aluminum plate. We've actually done a slight redesign which only needs a 1/2" thick plate, where both tubes are sitting similar to the one on the left, and the lid will extend out with holes to use long screws to...
Great, thanks a lot. I'm not sure why but with it being such a small/compact device and having to perform an unfamiliar function (to experiment with capillary flow), me and my group were getting caught up in that rather than being able to analyze it as we have in statics/strength of materials. I...
Sorry, I forgot to paste the link to the picture. Thank you for the help. I am not sure why I thought with only an acceleration I could not analyze the static load on certain areas. Yeah I was not sure if you could analyze vibrations with just an acceleration though. Thanks again for the help...
Well it has to operate, but not under the given conditions. It will be attached to the shaking machine with bolts. Here is another picture to give a better visualization of the device. The tubes are made of PMMA, or plexiglass, and the base plate/lids/etc. are made of aluminum. The shaft part...
I am in a course this semester, Mechanical Engineering Design, and the bulk of the course is a semester long project that you must design/analyze/build. It's a relatively small device that won't exceed about (6x5x4)inches in volume. One requirement is that it must withstand (4.5±2) G's while it...
I am on the Formula SAE team at school where you design and build an open wheeled race car powered by a 600 cc motorcycle engine. We compete against other schools in different events including skid pad, autocross, endurance, etc. Last year we were a first year team and had a pretty basic simple...
Thanks for the advice. My school does actually offer aero graduate level courses, and I do like that idea of taking one as an undergrad. Although aerodynamics and propulsion will not be able to be fulfilled, they will still offer the undergrad electives like flight vehicle performance/aero...
I am in school for Mechanical Engineering and they offer a concentration in aerospace where instead of fluid mechanics you take aerodynamics and instead of applied thermo you take propulsion. Also the second required lab is replaced with an aerospace and propulsion lab as well as all the...
My step father works for a big aerospace company, and although he isn't an engineer, there are many engineers that he knows working there with only a BS.
Rethink being an engineering major for what reason? Because a sorry teacher might not help him in his understanding of a class? You might should rethink your major, and I'll send you a link why. You sound very much so like one of the students described in this thread...
You say that if I need a good teacher to be excited and fully grasp the material about my major of study perhaps I should rethink my major. Then go on to say he's an engineering major not a math major and a deep understanding of the concepts isn't required. Do you realize what a contradiction...
From what I understand, he's not complaining, he's simply asking for advice. Getting through the course like you might do is not what he wants.
Calc 2 may not be a deep course, but I found calc 3 very interesting and exciting in some sections. I had a good teacher that was enthusiastic about...
Did you read the original post? He is getting through the course now without the teacher and obviously is capable of self learning the course considering his current situation. He wants to fully understand the course and material, and having a crappy teacher might hinder that opportunity. If he...