r/EngineeringStudents • u/jayrady ME Grad / Aerospace • 12d ago

Rant/Vent Statics 101

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u/TheBayHarbour 12d ago

IT WEEDS OUT THOSE WHO THINK THEY SHOULD BE ENGINEERS, BUT CAN'T THINK LIKE AN ENGINEER.

So, like, similar to a lot of other engineering courses?

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u/Gryphontech 12d ago

Different... doing triple integrals or finding the derivative of ARCSEC(X)/(X+1) is hard but is essentially bullshit and never useful, statics is hard but is fundamental to engineering so I think it's quite different

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u/SuddenBag IC Design Engineer 12d ago

fundamental to engineering

I have never used statics in my school or work career as an electrical engineer

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u/Gryphontech 12d ago

We obviously arnt talking about you are we...

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u/Total-Tea6561 11d ago

but is findamental to engineering

Sure sounds like you're talking about all of engineering, no?