There will be two projects for the course. For each, you can choose between a variety of computational physics options or a creative physics teaching option.
Option 1: Computational Physics
Kinematics and Gravitation (pick one):
- 2 Body Gravitation (Python or Matlab)
- Falling Sphere
- Projectile Motion
- V2 Rocket (Excel)
Oscillators (pick one):
- Rigid Pendulum
- Falling Through the Earth
- Boat Anharmonic Oscillator
Option 2: Physics Teaching
This is more open-ended, I strongly suggest you run your idea by me. If one of these isn’t big enough, you are free to combine several mini-projects.
- Demo: Record a video of yourself performing a demonstration and explaining the phenomena.
- ELI5: Explain a concept from the course as you would to a 5-year-old. It can be a video or a book. (Or, in theory, a game demonstrating something from the course, but I can’t think of how this would work.)
- Tutoring: Record yourself explaining a concept (not just a problem) from the course as you would to a fellow student.
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