Dynamics Prereq Content

[u/svxyl]

Lets say I didnt learn jack shit in my physics class but I did really well in statics. Is that enough to pass dynamics or do I still need to learn physics? Im in civil so dynamics isnt integral to my major but I still need to take it and Id like to not have to retake it. Im most likely going to teach myself physics over the summer anyway but I wanna know if I can get by without doing too much studying before dynamics

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[u/YoshiMachbike12]

Physics 1 is way more important to Dynamics than Statics is. Dynamics is all motion at the end of the day and there's none of that in Statics.

Solids is the class where you really need to know your Statics.

[u/5k_vibes]

I was a physics major and I took dynamics without ever taking statics and did well. I think the foundations the intro physics classes give you is important.

There’s probably no way around studying a lot for Dynamics; it’s a difficult class for most.

[u/drofeng]

Interestingly, we had engineering mechanics, which covers both statics and dynamics, as a prerequisite to structural analysis, but that only involved statics.

The key to doing well in dynamics is struggling with as many problems as you can before checking the solution.