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Upper School Scientific Calculus
Calculus methods are used as the introductory mathematical tools for discussing and designing scientific experiments. Students are tasked with designing, building, implementing, and presenting experiments in small groups. Varying statistical methods of error analysis are used at the conclusion of each experiment. Students are required to assess each other’s' work as well as their own and are expected to give and receive critical feedback from peers. An example of a unit taught in the course includes Air Resistance, the unit culminated in modeling the two effects (air resistance and Magnus Effect) that allow MLB pitchers to create the motion on different pitches. This required learning an advanced method of approximation called Runge-Kutta 4. Students also shot baseballs out of a homemade air cannon to see some of these effects in action.
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Berwick Academy
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 550 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Post-Graduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.
