Please don't turn this into a homework help thread. If this sort of thing occurs, this thread will be closed.
| mikell Australia. May 06 2011 21:42. Posts 347 | Profile # |
An odd thought I just had after finishing an assignment I have so far spent 10 hours or so on, there currently isn't any physics/engineering discussion at all on TL except for a very old maths help thread and some logic problems thread. we need a physics/engineering thread
Given that a wide majority of us are university students, and a large majority of those university students are studying engineering or computer science I figure we could have a thread wherein people are free to post questions about certain concepts they misunderstand, or problems they cannot solve.
I'm currently in my third year of a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Systems) and have a pretty firm understanding of mechanics, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamic and have a pretty decent understanding of electrical networks/systems.
Anywhom, feel free to post! Google is not always the best way to learn, especially when it comes to complexities in certain systems, and teaching people is the best way of reinforcing your knowledge  .
P.S. remember - help understanding, do not give people numerical answers.Last edit: 2011-05-06 23:19:00 |
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| Steel Canada. May 06 2011 22:28. Posts 2065 | Profile Blog # |
As the semester finishes, I might very well need help with Engineering Physics.. Those god damn trusses are breaking my balls man, Haha.
This is a good idea. |
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| Tachyon Denmark. May 06 2011 22:33. Posts 143 | Profile # |
I studied physics at Uni, but from my experience, these kinds of threads do very poorly because of how the internet works...everyone on the internet has a Ph.D. in physics, or at least they think so.
Maybe TL is an exception due to lower concentration of teenagers, though! I'll try to help if anything comes up.
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| mikell Australia. May 06 2011 22:39. Posts 347 | Profile # |
You'd hope that this wouldn't fail because of the ages of the majority of people on TL, looking at the census it got me interested as there weren't as many 15 year olds browsing this forum as I thought there would be.
Regardless of people thinking they are smarter than they are, as long as they provide useful insight it doesn't bother me .
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| SpiffD Denmark. May 06 2011 22:45. Posts 1130 | Profile # |
| 1st year student of physics here. This thread is a great idea! |
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| shabinka United States. May 06 2011 22:49. Posts 468 | Profile # |
| Haha oh boy I may be on here a lot next year. Stats Thermo, Quantum and Classical Mechanics. |
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| Skeny Australia. May 06 2011 22:51. Posts 92 | Profile # |
My advice is never use the internet for any university subjects, the information is too unreliable (especially when it comes to thermodynamics) and for the later harder years the work required in assignments is too long and complicated to explain in threads. Instead consult text books, uni staff and friends.
There is one exception to this rule however, if you're doing maths and want to take the magic and intrigue out of it; use wolfram alpha. |
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| 57 Corvette Canada. May 06 2011 22:55. Posts 4049 | Profile Blog # |
If this thread lasts, it sure will help me when i re-take Gr 11 University lvl Physics in september (returning for an extra year in HS).
If I even do get into architecture though, I will for sure need a good understanding of physics and engineering. |
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| simbot Australia. May 06 2011 22:56. Posts 95 | Profile # |
aerodynamics  my brain hurts |
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| mikell Australia. May 06 2011 23:14. Posts 347 | Profile # |
On May 06 2011 22:51 Skeny wrote:
My advice is never use the internet for any university subjects, the information is too unreliable (especially when it comes to thermodynamics) and for the later harder years the work required in assignments is too long and complicated to explain in threads. Instead consult text books, uni staff and friends.
There is one exception to this rule however, if you're doing maths and want to take the magic and intrigue out of it; use wolfram alpha.
You've clearly never used any discussion boards for anything. I find myself at university finding much more discussions about problems within UoM's LMS discussion boards than I do asking friends.
You receive a wider range of understanding on the internet. By asking your lecturer or tutor how to solve a problem they commonly give out a formula without explanation. By viewing a problem from perspectives of those studying across the world, you will end up having a much greater grasp on a problem.
It should be reminded that in this thread you should not be SOLVING the problem for someone, but helping them understand it instead.Last edit: 2011-05-06 23:15:09 |
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| emikochan United Kingdom. May 06 2011 23:33. Posts 232 | Profile # |
| Well I hope this thread works out, I don't study or have any qualification in this area but I'm a huge fan of the sciences (forever bronze) *lurks* |
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| Clearout Norway. May 06 2011 23:52. Posts 1010 | Profile # |
I like the idea. Studying as a computer engineer at uni, so will pop into here too see if my noob skills may be of help. Have 1 year of math, 1 semester of physics, signal and circuit analysis, digital technics (best way I can think of to translate the course name lol) and a whole lot of programming in java (though that doesn't reall count here  ). |
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| Robellicose England. May 07 2011 00:05. Posts 239 | Profile Blog # |
I can help, but speaking as a graduate of Southampton Uni (BEng Mechanical Engineering) I can say that nothing is better than a GOOD textbook for referencing and for when you're not sure of something. Just don't try to actually learn something from scratch out of them.
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| spacefarm United States. May 07 2011 00:08. Posts 109 | Profile # |
I am a neuroscience major but when I took physics classes I used http://www.physicsforums.com/
I only found them to be very helpful and reliable. |
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| Blenderhead United States. May 07 2011 00:21. Posts 29 | Profile # |
| I just finished my BS in Physics, I'd definitely recommend the above link for questions, though sometimes the math can be tough to read if they don't use LaTeX or something similar. We could have the same problem here, but I'd be happy to try and help anyway. |
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| strongandbig United States. May 07 2011 02:24. Posts 3185 | Profile Blog # |
Physicsforums can be pretty good for most undergrad-level stuff.
Hopefully this thread would be useful and not turn into yet another airplane/treadmill argument (although those are frequently hilarious). |
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| relyt United States. May 07 2011 02:36. Posts 1057 | Profile Blog # |
| I am wondering what I should be when I get to college. My dad says I should be a mechanical engineer, I am pretty good at math and problem solving. Can anyone here tell me how tough the classes are? |
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| scorch- United States. May 07 2011 06:58. Posts 576 | Profile # |
| I have my degree in physics and would be happy to help, but I graduated a while back and I'm not sure I remember anything other than F=MA. |
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| KingTony United States. May 07 2011 07:04. Posts 46 | Profile # | |
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| SpiffD Denmark. May 07 2011 07:04. Posts 1130 | Profile # |
On May 07 2011 06:58 scorch- wrote:
I have my degree in physics and would be happy to help, but I graduated a while back and I'm not sure I remember anything other than F=MA.
In what field are you working now ? |
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