Mousseau Physics
I'm a full-time physics teacher. I started recording lessons for my flipped classroom around 2013 and began publishing them as unit courses on Udemy a few years later.
This is where I keep the course outlines, physics notes, and public video lessons together.
Recent writing
A PET scanner does not photograph a positron. It detects candidate pairs of approximately 511-keV photons, uses accepted coincidences to define lines of response, and reconstructs many corrected measurements into an estimate of radiotracer activity.
Read moreA modern USB-C charger does not simply dump its maximum wattage into whatever you connect. The charger, cable, and device establish a power contract first, and P = VI explains what each accepted voltage-current combination means.
Read moreAn EV can use the same electric machine to speed up and slow down. The key is not reversing the wheels. It is reversing the direction of energy flow and electromagnetic torque.
Read moreFormula 1's movable front and rear wings give the car one aerodynamic setup for corners and another for straights. The reason is a physics tradeoff: downforce helps the tires turn the car, but the same airflow also creates drag.
Read moreThe knocking inside an MRI scanner starts with electric current, magnetic force, and vibration. Follow that chain and the noise stops being mysterious.
Read moreOn August 12, a NASA research jet will fly along the path of a total solar eclipse. The reason comes down to moving shadows, relative velocity, and a few extra seconds of access to the Sun's corona.
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