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Undergrad-ME
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guys, I need good advices to tackle dynamics with a horrible teacher..
thanks in advance for help
thanks in advance for help
Advice for Dealing with a Difficult Teacher
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around strategies for dealing with a challenging dynamics teacher, focusing on study techniques, resource recommendations, and shared experiences among students facing similar difficulties.
Discussion Character
- Debate/contested
- Homework-related
- Technical explanation
Main Points Raised
- One participant expresses frustration with a difficult teacher and seeks advice on how to manage the situation.
- Another suggests using a solutions manual to work through problems, indicating their own struggles with dynamics.
- A participant acknowledges the challenge of not being able to rely on solutions due to differing exam problems.
- Some participants recommend searching for additional resources online, noting the availability of open-access lecture notes from various professors.
- One participant shares a specific link to MIT's open courseware as a helpful resource.
- Another mentions the usefulness of the Physics Forums Homework forums for additional support.
- Participants discuss the difficulty of understanding their teacher due to a strong accent, indicating a shared experience of communication barriers.
- Several participants suggest specific textbooks, such as Hibbeler and Beer-Johnson, with differing opinions on their readability and effectiveness.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree on the challenges posed by their teacher and the need for additional resources, but there is no consensus on the best strategies or materials to use.
Contextual Notes
Some participants mention the difficulty of finding relevant resources and the impact of differing problem sets on exam performance, indicating potential limitations in their study approaches.
Who May Find This Useful
Students struggling with dynamics courses, particularly those facing communication challenges with instructors or seeking additional study resources.
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Cyrus
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Find a copy of the solutions manual and sit through and work out every single problem. I have to do that myself, because I SUCK at dynamics.
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Undergrad-ME
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that's what I'm doing, but its nearly impossible not to look at the solutions when solving the problems. Plus our professor gives us totally different problems on the exams.
thanks for your advice
thanks for your advice
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FredGarvin
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Keep searching. I have seen a lot of sources on the internet. There are, surprisingly, a lot of professors that have open access to their lecture notes etc...Get really good with Google. You'll be amazed how much info you can find.
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Undergrad-ME
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would you give me the link?FredGarvin said:
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Ayrity
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ha, I am dealing with the same thing here, except i can't understand mine as well, some crazy accent... where are you abouts? I am in Lafayette college in PA
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FredGarvin
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Here's a start:
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-032Fall-2004/LectureNotes/index.htm
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mechanical-Engineering/2-032Fall-2004/LectureNotes/index.htm
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Astronuc
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And use the PF Homework forums.
That's why we are here.
That's why we are here.
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Undergrad-ME
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thanks for your help guys. I wish it took me less time to solve just one problem 
BTW any more books in mind?
BTW any more books in mind?
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Cyrus
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Hibbeler/Beer-Johnson.
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Hibbeler is good, BJ=too dense and hard to readcyrusabdollahi said:
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