I wrote my rigid body mechanics final today. I don't feel very good about it, even though this is the second time I took the class. Of the questions, I'm only confident about one of them. Two others I'm afraid I made a calculation error, and the last one I know I completely fucked up.
I spent too much time studying for differential equations (yesterday, went well) and circuit analysis (tomorrow morning).
I may never be an engineer at this rate.
>>9099082
What types of questions appeared on your exam? Can you restate some problems? I'm mostly curious what rigid body dynamics is about for I have no clue
>>9099105
Physics problems with moving bodies rather than point masses. Pendulums, gears, that sort of thing.
One problem was:
Pendulum AB (a 2kg, .2m ball attached to a 1kg, 1m arm) swings 90° down from a horizontal position and strikes hanging sphere C (5kg, 1.2m) with a coefficient of restitution of 0.5. What is the angular velocity of each in the instant after impact, and how high will the pendulum swing back up?
>>9099115
Thank you anon for answering. I'm happy for you being able to attend such classes, I wish I could too. I hope you pass the exam.
>>9099135
>I wish I could too.
Why can't you?
>>9099142
I haven't had any physics classes at all during my BSc and MSc. I assume I need at least need classical mechanics before embarking with rigid bodies. I will graduate within a year so I'm to late to start with mechanics now I think.