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..and clockwise (-)
So I've been making my way through NOVA's MCAT Book and have been doing pretty well until I hit the Torque chapter. I SUCK at torque.
I understand Torque = r*F*sin()
I don't understand how to determine whether rotation will be clockwise or counter-clockwise and I suck at problems with multiple torques going on. I was bad at this in Physics I this past semester also but somehow got by with an A minus because I made some stuff up that was close enough haha.
Is there an easy way to think about torques that I am not understanding? Or perhaps a good interactive website/video that could help me out?
Also, is torque a main theme seen on the MCAT?
Thanks
So I've been making my way through NOVA's MCAT Book and have been doing pretty well until I hit the Torque chapter. I SUCK at torque.
I understand Torque = r*F*sin()
I don't understand how to determine whether rotation will be clockwise or counter-clockwise and I suck at problems with multiple torques going on. I was bad at this in Physics I this past semester also but somehow got by with an A minus because I made some stuff up that was close enough haha.
Is there an easy way to think about torques that I am not understanding? Or perhaps a good interactive website/video that could help me out?
Also, is torque a main theme seen on the MCAT?
Thanks