Dec '25 • General discussion
Introduction/About
Hello!
Welcome to my new group/community learning course!
I understand learning physics for the first time is not easy. I struggled a lot with it myself in school!
I often wished my high school STEM teachers and more College Professors did more to take a few minutes to stop and explain in practical, everyday examples and applications how convoluted theorems, topics and formulas were used in real world practical engineering and life cases. This frustration personally is what led me to creating this course to help others.
I received my BSME (Bachelor's of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering) from Colorado State University in Fort Collins in may of 2017. I am an Iron Ring member and sworn to the Order of the Engineer, Inducted December 2018. Since then, I have 5 years total experience in industry in the industrial and aerospace supply chain industry, working for suppliers for major construction industry, Aerospace and Aeronautical Manufacturing firms- I started working as an operator running Metrology SEM Machines in photolithography for Semiconductor manufacturing inside a massive Chip Fabrication Plant and Cleanroom on 12 hour shifts for 3 months- then running Plastic Injection Mold Machines , and deburring Engine Governors for large Diesel Generators and Engine plants. I then worked as a technician with Waterjet cutting equipment before becoming a titled Engineer for a supplier that machined industry products for the greater Denver area Engineering and Aerospace industry. In this role, I worked for 3 years- alongside CNC Machinists and Programmers. I was primarily an industry "metrologist"- i.e. "Measurement Scientist". I developed "FAIs" (First Article Inspection) reports for clients- and developed and set up the measurement and inspection techniques to validate that our manufacturing processes would meet the tight tolerances of parts inside advanced jets and even hypersonic rocket engines. I worked for over 3 years in Quality Engineering- programming a CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine), applying calculus principles to Metrology, trigonometry in chamfer and angle verification, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, working with Cartesian AND polar coordinates in CMMs, as well as applying SPC (Statistical Process Control) to live monitor trends in manufacturing using upper and lower confidence levels, standard deviations, and other mathematical applications.
I also became versed in CNC machining and programming concepts- the applications of cartesian and polar coordinates, force vectors and feed rates to machine real components- understanding and learning the facets and details of different alloys and metals, linking that back to what I learned in my Materials Science and Chemistry classes in college, and how lattice structure, atomic bonding and chemistry applied to the real engineering and manufacturing of parts, from 6061 Aluminum to advanced aerospace superalloys such as Inconel and Titanium alloy, and how their differing material properties at the atomic level changed the practical ways we must address tool wear, Tooling thermal expansion and contraction, lubrication and friction, and applied forces.
This experience has given me the confidence to introduce exciting and fun physics concepts to you- whether you just want to learn- go to college for a STEM degree- or are a struggling high school student- I got you. It is not lost on me, and I still haven't forgotten how daunting, challenging and intimidating Physics and Engineering is to learn as a newbie.
I am not here to present extremely convoluted and theoretical formulas and details- college level engineering and physics courses will do plenty of that. I instead aim to fill the gap many professors leave out- often due to tight schedules and time constraints- the practical answers to the age old question- "BUT WHY AM I LEARNING THIS". I find having this answer made me MUCH more motivated to learn the material if I KNEW WHY I would use it as an engineer or scientist. I will present real world examples to give you the appreciation and context of major fields of physics- atomic bonding and chemistry principles, Statics, Dynamics, and Kinematic equations. Newton's laws, Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics.
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A Motorsport and Aerospace Engineer gently introduces you to physics that occurs all around you!
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