This class will go through some of the first few topics in an introductory course in mechanics, notably: Kinematics Laws of Motion and F=ma Center of Mass, Momentum, and Impulse Work and Energy Oscillations in Springs This course will be more in depth and more math heavy compared to a normal mechanics course. There will be homework problems sourced from MIT OCW 8.01x and K&K. Basic Calculus (differentiating and integrating) is essential for this course.

This short course will go over the robotics competition FTC, where to find a team, and how to program basic things for it. Knowledge of basic programming in any language is required.

Once a week we will meet up to learn something new in Rust. I will be teaching the first 5 chapters of the Rust book (more if things go fast) which creates a solid foundation for you to continue learning on your own. The first 5 chapters include: 1. Installation and basics of terminal 2. Basic foundations of Rust: variables, mutability, functions, comments, and data types 3. Project: build a guessing game 4. Ownership and pointers 5. Structs Prior programming knowledge is recommended, however not required