Teaching Math & Physics with Kerbal Space Program

Thank you to the NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, Montgomery County Community College, Private Division, Marco, Jay, Cody, Nick and Scott Manley for making this possible - it was a fantastic learning experience for my students and for me as well.
Thank you to ShadowZone for the Cybertruck, Janus92 (on KerbalX.com) for the Starship re-creation, and Jett Quasar for the Stryder which became the "Rocket Moon Car".
Check out sites.google.com/view/kspmath for more math in KSP

[@Skully8P1234]

This is what I love to see! Bringing creativity and ammusement to teaching! This is what makes professors stand out among the rest, and what makes them actual have a lasting impact on their students! You sir, are a wonderful human being and are doing great things! KEEP IT UP!!!!

[@neonoutrun8786]

First of all, I want to say thank you for giving this to the public for free. I started KSP a few days ago and an urge to understand the science behind got me searching the web for easy to grasp explanations. I don't have any background on math or physics, just my willing to learn. One thing that I get confused, in CH1 (Algebra), is that you sometimes use or want to use pounds, lbs etc. I feel more comfortable with the metric system, I use it in my country and i having enough problems with the metric or SI system for trying to understand the imperial. Is this a must in astrodynamics or you are just explaining it for the US students? I can pass those exercises?

[@csvaughen]

I'm so happy you found this material and that you find it useful!! I hope you also found the answers to those problems from the workbook are also available, scroll down the page a little. About imperial units , I think it's important to be able to work with both - in fact, on this topic, interesting that engine "Isp", which is "specific impulse" is measured in seconds- to be common unit in both metric and imperial. But converting units is such an important skill in general, its important to learn to convert units of all kinds quickly, sometimes convert by hand, sometimes just use google calculator, practice that and you'll get faster and better at it, and that skill transfers to other things, looking at dimensional analysis is a way to make sure you understand concepts - good luck with studying and let me know if you have any questions

[@xaiga29]

Is there an online version of that class?

[@csvaughen]

I wish. Maybe someday. Right now I have the website sites.google.com/view/kspmath, note there are lots of questions for you to try on topics from beginning algebra to differential equations and all questions have answers posted together in a separate file, just scroll to the bottom of the page.

[@xaiga29]

@@csvaughen I took a calculus class a while back and now I'm learning fundamental physics. I was trying find a fun way to use what I'm learning when I found this video. I might not be able to take that class, but I'm in a better position than I was earlier. Thank you : )

[@taunhawk9888]

@@csvaughen What a wonderful website, thanks for sharing all these resources to the community

[@csvaughen]

@@taunhawk9888 thank you!

[@adamkhier1782]

Pls teach me PLSSSS

[@csvaughen]

I do have a workbook at sites.google.com/view/kspmath, and it has answers so you can check your work

[@adamkhier1782]

@@csvaughen thx for the help