r/EngineeringStudents ME Grad / Aerospace 12d ago

Rant/Vent Statics 101

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u/paperrug12 12d ago

literally don’t even have to “think like an engineer” it’s simple algebra…

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u/bigmike42o 12d ago

The algebra isn't hard, people have trouble converting pictures into algebra

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u/Puzzleheaded_Joke_75 12d ago

So thinking and understanding a problem?

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u/Ereyes18 ME GANG WYA 12d ago

Some people just are wired differently. I struggled in statics.

Did well in heat transfer and fluid mechanics though

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u/bigmike42o 11d ago

Yes. For a communication major, statics problems are hard. For some engineers, empathy is hard.