Words of Advice
- Take good notes, and keep homework assignments, tests, and quizzes to study.
- Don't get behind on homework and labs!
- If you don't understand something, ask sooner rather than later! Asking questions is essential to understanding material. Before school, after school, in class, study halls, lunch, email: I will be happy to explain things in a different way.
- Have fun! If there is something that you want to know more about, bring it up! I'd love to know what is most interesting to you.
Feel free to use these other resources for extra help and support.
TheCrashCourse.com
Crash Course is a series of videos on multiple subjects that present material in a fast-paced, visually interesting manner that can add to students' classroom understanding. Their videos can be found on YouTube or TheCrashCourse.com. Recommended courses for Mr. Oliver's classes:
- Chemistry
- Physics
- History of Science
- Astronomy
- Big History
- Ecology
- Navigating Digital Information
PhysicsClassroom.com
The Physics Classroom offers lots of resources to assist students through this class. It provides explanations of topics, sample questions with guided answers, and interactives and virtual labs to further understanding, some of which are used in class. I encourage all students to check it out and find out what resources are available.
Desmos.com and Desmos App
Desmos is an online graphing and scientific calculator, available through both a web browser and an app for iOS and Android. Desmos is free, and gives students access to a high-quality graphing calculator at home without spending tons of money.