On 2017-05-26 10:12, Nick wrote:

However is is interesting as it is a very practical test of engineering
mechanics. Practical experience really helps.

When helping my son with mathematical mechanics problems I was surprised
how little practical experience/intuition he had. He had to learn
everything as theory, book learning. For today's computer generation of
children a little more practical teaching in school would be a good
thing but perhaps it is too expensive

In school? I learnt this sort of stuff in my own time, playing with Meccano.


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