You must make sure that your professor is not a jerk prior to signing up. Because chances are that if he or she is not fair in the class, the test is going to reflect that. And not only that, if the professor is a jerk, when you ask for help, he or she will just not help you at all in many ways like not showing up to his or her office hours, giving you a rude response in class when you ask a question, or giving a test that is not conceptually similar to your homework.
Now why would you want to go through that mess? So you can get the pop goes the weasel at the end of the semester? So, in short, make sure that your professor is at least decent. And if you have any doubts, speak to your academic advisor or other students who took that professor about their thoughts and make the best decision for you.
If in doubt though, run. He dares ya! Step 1: Read your textbook before going to class This is the most underutilized resource of this class. And professors LOVE it when students ask questions like that at least the good ones. And not only that, because you are probably the only one asking questions, your professor will remember you for your effort and he or she may just bump you up if you are at a borderline grade at the end of the semester.
Step 2: Watch the following YouTube series especially useful if you hate reading the book! Series 1: Dynamics by doughag; click here to go to this playlist. Series 3: Engineering Dynamics by structurefree; click here to go to this playlist. Now why these three series over other series on YouTube? He dives deep into the concepts and he supplements them with sample problems from the Hibbeler book to demonstrate how the concepts are used to solve the problems.
The videos are no longer than 30 minutes long and, for the most part, they cover the entire section in that timeframe. Plus, he presents in a calming tone in which you will not feel intimidated to listen to him. With that said, I highly recommend his series on Dynamics. So I found a new series to fix that problem! This is especially useful for the tests. In fact, I used a variation of one of the problems in the book to understand the very similar test question that show up on the test without practicing it beforehand Problem if you are curious.
Absolutely watch her videos for Dynamics when you take it. You will not be disappointed! For series 3, I would recommend only watching him for the Projectile Motion lesson Section The honest truth is this: Your professor is the most powerful resource in the class above anything else.
Because not only does he or she have control over your grade, but he or she has the best understanding of the course material over anyone else. So in essence, this makes him or her the authority on the subject. Not the YouTube videos nor the book even though they are the foundation of your success in Dynamics. It is in your best interest to go to office hours and ask the appropriate questions for you to perfect your understanding of the material.
And not only that, the best part about office hours is that you will get to be with the professor one on one with no interruptions and all of the attention on you most of the time. And I shall mention further, if you are consistent in showing up to office hours, you will be at the top of his or her mind when it comes down to grading and inputting final grades.
So if you are at the border, you might just get that bump up that you need for that internship or job! So it pays to go! And not to mention possible recommendation letters when you need them. And there you have it! Or if you are further along in the semester, study with the student that has the best track record of success and make friends with them. On top of the fact that you could make a friend that can prove valuable later on down the road post college. Here, insert a friendly and genuine compliment towards them.
Would you mind if I study with you on whatever day it is or if I could lookover your notes? Congratulations, you now have a powerful study buddy! Now, for this next trick, you might just smash the computer or break your phone or whatever you are using to read this article. Luckily though, you are in luck if you do this because the science backs you up. Click here to read more into that and go to point 5. Doing the homework again after the initial attempt will get your mind comfortable with the material and it will make it second nature to doing the certain steps required of each problem.
Trick 3: Utilize the best tutor that the university offers at the Academic Success Center This one is awesome if you can use it. This person is second only to the professor in terms of mastery of the material and the ability to articulate it to you probably number 1 on the latter one.
That is the secret to passing and getting an A in Dynamics. Keep this post wherever you go throughout the semester so that you can refer to it when need be. If you do have any questions about this post, please leave them below in the comments section and I will be more than happy to help you out.
And also if you got the results that you desired to get out of this post, please email me at evan jointheisland. That would be greatly appreciated. Happy studying! Until next time, This is Evan signing off. Follow us. Log in to Reply. Leave a Comment Cancel Reply You must be logged in to post a comment. Subscribe to the Islander Newsletter Wise choice future islander! Nuggets of gold shall be sent your way!
Most dynamics courses involve more angular momentum and linear momentum and crazy, Rube Goldberg-esque contraptions and determining their periods of oscillation. We didn't get into failure mechanisms in dynamics, we did more of that in mechanics of materials and design courses. In my second dynamics class, it was all about vibration of systems Beer as my professor for those courses.
I don't believe Beer was that well know for research, but I will say he was the best educational instructor I ever had! Thanks for the feedback All Rights Reserved. Please enter a valid email address. Thanks for subscribing! Be on the lookout for our next newsletter.
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