MechStress

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Let me help you finally understand Statics & Thermodynamics. I can promise you it is easier than it seems!

Vincent, the MechStress instructor
Who teaches the course?
Hi, I'm Vincent, nice to meet you!
MSc ETH student · TUM Aerospace · 3+ years teaching
I took my first mechanics exam not long ago and still remember how stressful it was. I built this course to share everything that got me to the top of mine. Let's create an engineering learning platform where we can all help and support each other!
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“Brought me from a 4.3 to a 1.7 within 6 lessons.”

Vincent explained every topic I didnt understand and thought me the recipes and ways of how to solve the different question types quickly With his help and practice I gained Broad knowledge about Engineering Mechanics and in the end it was even fun to solve the questions I can recommend his teaching

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Sound familiar?

Understand the theory, but get stuck on the questions?

Many of my students have felt this way. They go to the lecture and feel like they understand everything. They might even be able to complete the tasks on their own while having their notes open. But then they attempt a real exam and get stuck on the first problem.

Gathering experience and tips on how to overcome this is what inspired me to build this course!

I want you to learn how to actually solve the problems.

When creating the course, I ensured that it will contain everything you need for your exam AND teach you in a way that actually matters for your exams.

01

Understand

Watch my lessons that explain difficult concepts in an understandable way with just enough theory to understand (but not get overwhelmed!).

02

Practice

Follow the exact solutions to practice problems and solve them / write down notes alongside me.

03

Test yourself

Put your knowledge to the test with timed exams that simulate the real thing.

04

Find your weak spots

See where you're struggling and go back to exactly what you need to improve.

This is the exact strategy I would use (and have used) to prepare for exams! Understand, practice, and most importantly, go back to the parts you struggle with!

A real learning tool

Follow along and solve tasks with me!

When designing the course, I wanted you to experience a real learning environment and get as close as possible to real-life lectures! Therefore, you can draw and solve practice tasks directly on the lesson notes, and follow along to lecture videos by filling in blanks in your notes!

Your work saves to your account, and you can pick up right where you left off on any device. This approach helps embed practice into the lesson, and avoids passive video watching!

  • Write and solve directly on the notes
  • Add your own blank pages
  • Make your own collection of notes
  • Saves to your account, open it on any device
Annotate and never lose your notes!
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Offered Courses

Pick your subject: each course has video lessons, practice problems and full solution videos.

Engineering Mechanics

Statics Exam Preparation

13 topics · sample exams · worked video solutions & practice tasks

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  1. 1.
    Equilibrium
    Forces, moments and free-body diagrams
  2. 2.
    Truss systems
    Method of joints and method of sections
  3. 3.
    Static Determinacy
    Pole plans and the counting criterion
  4. 4.
    Zero Force Bars
    Spotting zero-force members quickly
  5. 5.
    2D Internal Load Diagrams (Integral Method)
    Normal-Force, Shear-Force, Bending Moments Diagram with Integrals
  6. 6.
    2D Internal Load Diagrams (Geometric Method)
    Normal-Force, Shear-Force, Bending Moments Diagram with Geometry
  7. 7.
    3D Internal Load Diagrams
    Normal-Force, Shear-Force, Bending Moments Diagram in 3-Dimensions
  8. 8.
    Virtual Work
    Solving Supports/Internal Loads with the Principal of Virtual Work
  9. 9.
    Static Friction (Dry + Belt)
    Dry Friction and Belt Friction
  10. 10.
    Potentials & Stability
    Gravitational and spring potentials, equilibrium points
  11. 11.
    Stresses and Strains
    Mechanical and thermal strain
  12. 12.
    Menabrea & Castigliano Energy Method
    Energy Methods and When to Apply them
  13. 13.
    Force Magnitude Method
    Force Magnitude Method for Overdetermined Systems
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Thermodynamics

Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

10 topics · sample exams · worked video solutions & practice tasks

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  1. 1.
    Ideal Gas
    Ideal-gas law, thermodynamic properties and gas mixing
  2. 2.
    Energy & Work - Closed Systems
    Energy balances, boundary work and sign conventions
  3. 3.
    First Law - Open Systems
    Compressors, turbines, reheating and steady-flow systems
  4. 4.
    Heat Pumps & Refrigerators
    Coefficient of performance and Carnot limits
  5. 5.
    Closed Cycles
    Otto and Diesel engine cycles
  6. 6.
    Open Cycles
    The Brayton gas-turbine cycle
  7. 7.
    Isentropic Efficiency
    Real compressors and turbines
  8. 8.
    Entropy
    Entropy changes, entropy balances and irreversibility
  9. 9.
    Real Fluids
    Property tables, steam turbines and two-phase systems
  10. 10.
    Exergy
    Open- and closed-system exergy balances and exergy destruction
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Choose how much support you want

Statics Exam Preparation

Statics plans include: Full Statics course · 13 topics · 28 videos · 4 sample exams · worked solutions · annotated notes
Self-study
€149from €13,56/mo
with Klarna
Pay later or in monthly instalments
Everything you need to prepare on your own.
✓Full self-paced course accessread more
✓Browse the Community Q&A forum
★Live exam simulations at 33% off
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1-on-1 Coaching
€499from €45,41/mo
with Klarna
Pay later or in monthly instalments
Personal help from the tutor.
Everything in Supported, plus:
✓2 two-hour 1-on-1 online sessions with the tutorread more
✓Ask questions in the forum + private-message the tutor
★Free live exam simulations, every session
✓Priority for private tutoring at a 50% discount
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics
€149from €13,56/mo
with Klarna
Pay later or in monthly instalments
Everything you need to prepare on your own.
✓Full self-paced course access
10 topics · 37 videos · 2 sample exams
✓Worked practice tasks with solution videos
✓Annotated notes you can draw on
Get the course

One-time payment · no subscription · Statics access until 31 August 2027, Thermodynamics until 1 April 2027.

Prefer to spread the cost? Pay later or in monthly instalments with Klarna at checkout.

Self-study - everything you need to prepare, at your own pace

If you just want the materials with freedom to work through them on your own schedule, this tier is for you. Self-study offers the full Statics course with every topic, all video lessons, practice tasks, sample exams and video solutions.

Additionally, you can write and solve directly on the lesson notes, fill in the blanks as you follow along with each lecture, and add your own pages wherever you need. Therefore, you can practice and follow along to the video explanations!

Supported tier - help every week, all the way to your exam

Statics is not a subject you can learn over a weekend, you have to build the knowledge gradually. The Supported plan is built around that and allows you to get continuous help from now until your exam.

Every week of the semester, there is a live one-hour Q&A session (Saturdays). The sessions keep running through exam season, so you have support exactly when you are actively preparing and revising for your exam.

You show me whatever you didn’t understand that week, whether it is a lecture concept or an exercise sheet task, and we go through it together.

What happens in the Saturday session

  • You ask the questions. The session is dependent on your issues and what you currently need help with.
  • We solve the problems together, so you see the thought behind the solutions.
  • We might even look ahead to what you will learn next, so you walk into the next lectures already a bit familiar with the concepts.

Because the help is weekly and throughout the whole semester, you can stay on top of the material as it is taught and stay supported all the way to the exam day.

1-on-1 Coaching← Back to pricing

1-on-1 Coaching - personal help, focused on your troubles

This plan is for when you want the course, the weekly support and dedicated time with the tutor focused on you.

“I was able to ask him about everything and he would patiently explain it to me until he was sure I understood, no matter how long it took.”

When it is just you and the tutor, there is no way to overlook weak areas that you might be struggling with.

You get everything in Supported, the full course, the live Saturday Q&A every week, forum and private messages access plus two two-hour one-on-one online sessions with Vincent (tutor).

So between sessions you can ask any Statics question in the forum or through a private message to the tutor any day of the week.

Here we work through your weak areas, exam strategy, whatever you need support with. We can work on how you approach exam problems, so you are faster and calmer on the exam day.

On top of that, you get free live exam simulations that will be scheduled in the exam season period.

And if you need even more help, you get priority access to further private tutoring at half the normal rate. During exam season, my private tutoring schedule fills up fast and every year there are students I have to decline. 1-on-1 Coaching students get priority access to book more private time whenever needed. Therefore, even beyond the included sessions, you are never left without help throughout your exam prep.

Frequently asked questions

All three include the full course. Pick Self-study if you are happy working on your own. Choose Supported if you want weekly live Q&A every Saturday throughout the whole semester and exam season. Go for 1-on-1 Coaching if you want dedicated private time with the tutor on top of that. You can read more about each plan here.

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