In the beginning...
Overview For the first time, I need to set my own curriculum to tutor physics. This is a special case, where I'll be tutoring a child who has started calculus and desires to learn physics, so there is not a textbook for a guideline. I didn't find much online already prepared for this situation. I went to the regional public library and skimmed several books before I brought a stack of physical books home. For the curriculum outline, I'll be following Easy Physics Step-by-Step by Jonathan Wolf. † It's in the format of a textbook, but it's only about 250 pages, so it should be easier to do short lessons on many topics. I picked up a few children's books on introductory topics such as the nature and states of Matter, Estimations, and Measurements. I tried to avoid ones that were too simplified or cartoonish. I'm sure my student's reading level is more advanced than these, but it gives me an idea of where to start my explanations, and I may...