A FIRST Encouter with Physics

[StevenB]

I've begun working on a document entitled "A FIRST Encounter with Physics". The idea is to present a basic introduction to some of the physics concepts we most frequently deal with in FRC, so that students who haven't taken physics yet can participate in the design process at a deeper level.
I've observed that most students get stuck in the realm of "I think xyz would work...", often because they lack to tools to move on to "I know xyz would work...". I've seen teams have debates about whether the window motor is strong enough to drive their mechanism, rather than doing the calculations and knowing for sure. This project is an attempt to fix that.

The attached document is an early revision, and I'm posting it now to show you a small sample and to get your feedback. I welcome comments and suggestions on what I've written so far, as well as particular concepts and applications that would be good to add.
If you're interested in helping, whether writing, creating diagrams and illustrations, editing, or anything else, let me know - I'd love to have this be a community effort.

Edit: More current version of the document here