Engineering Physics Summer Assignment
The following assignment is Mandatory for all students enrolled in Engineering Physics course during 2017-2018 school year. This course will be modeled in part on the AP Physics C: Mechanics course, which includes some calculus. Newton developed calculus to help him formulate physics and geometry. The calculus used in the course is based on being able to differentiate and integrate functions that you would typically encounter with motion descriptions for example and can be self-taught from video tutorials made especially for physics students.
You are asked to watch two videos (each is under 30 min.). While you watch create an outline of the elements touched on for each video, illustrate these elements with examples from the videos. Circle terms and notation that are new to you, and define and explain these items.
Your notes are to be turned in on the first day of school. You will be able to use these notes to take a short quiz in which you will be asked to make a connection between kinematic graphs and derivatives, and you will differentiate a few common functions. The questions will be based on the material in the videos.
The completion of the notes and successful answers will count as 5% of the first marking period grade next school year. If you failed to complete the notes, or answer the questions correctly, you will be given MANDATORY PASS the first week of school to ensure that the work is completed.
Completion time estimate: 3 hours (total viewing time is under an hour, but you will need longer than this to take notes, play again, clarify your understanding, and do further research if you need to.
Note: there are 4 more videos in this series, check them out!
Engineering Summer assignment videos:
Intro to Derivatives: Quick Calculus 1 of 6 by Doc Physics
Why Derivatives are Awesome: Quick Calculus 2 of 6 by Doc Schuster
You are asked to watch two videos (each is under 30 min.). While you watch create an outline of the elements touched on for each video, illustrate these elements with examples from the videos. Circle terms and notation that are new to you, and define and explain these items.
Your notes are to be turned in on the first day of school. You will be able to use these notes to take a short quiz in which you will be asked to make a connection between kinematic graphs and derivatives, and you will differentiate a few common functions. The questions will be based on the material in the videos.
The completion of the notes and successful answers will count as 5% of the first marking period grade next school year. If you failed to complete the notes, or answer the questions correctly, you will be given MANDATORY PASS the first week of school to ensure that the work is completed.
Completion time estimate: 3 hours (total viewing time is under an hour, but you will need longer than this to take notes, play again, clarify your understanding, and do further research if you need to.
Note: there are 4 more videos in this series, check them out!
Engineering Summer assignment videos:
Intro to Derivatives: Quick Calculus 1 of 6 by Doc Physics
Why Derivatives are Awesome: Quick Calculus 2 of 6 by Doc Schuster