mr.p

mr.p
Jonathan Thomas-Palmer, a.k.a. mr.p or me: Graduated from the University of Michigan in 1997 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.  After being an engineer for a while I went back to the University of Michigan and graduated with a Master's in Education in 2000. I started teaching High School Physics in the fall of 2000 and taught College Prep Physics for 13 years. In 2001 I taught AP Physics B for 2 years before changing over to AP Physics C both Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism & I taught AP Physics C for 9 years.

In the fall of 2011 I started video taping all of my classes and providing them for my students online. In October of 2012 I started uploading those In-Class Lecture Videos to YouTube.  There are 79 hours and 495 videos posted on the mrthomaspalmer YouTube Channel. I started using those videos to flip my classes in December of 2012.

In February of 2013 I started the FlippingPhysics YouTube Channel because those videos are more clear, concise and comedic. All of the videos that I make from here on out will be of the Flipping Physics variety.

In August of 2013 I resigned my physics teaching position so that I could create more Flipping Physics videos staring Billy, Bobby and Bo. The idea is that other teachers can use these videos to flip their classes.


In January of 2014 I stepped back into the high school physics classroom part-time. It feels good to be back in the classroom and still be able to continue teaching the world physics by making Flipping Physics videos.

Favorite Food: Nachos
Favorite Band: Beastie Boys, Indigo Girls, Led Zeppelin, The Wailin' Jennys, The Accidentals
Favorite Movie: Everything Everywhere All At Once!!
Favorite Cereal: Grape Nuts
Word that best describes me: Perspicacious
Term Cloud that shows all the other cool websites that link to mine!
Flipping Physics out and about in the "real" world:

Billy

  • Grade: Junior in High School
  • Favorite Food: Asparagus, because it's so green and good for you!
  • Favorite Bow Tie: Solid Gold!!
  • Favorite Movie: Stand By Me
  • Favorite Band: Taylor Swift
  • Favorite Color: Purple
  • Word that describes me best: Punctual
  • Favorite Cereal: Grape Nuts
  • If I were a crayon I would be a CrayAngle because they are so practical.

Bobby

  • Grade: Senior in High School
  • Favorite Food: Nutter Butters
  • Favorite Movie: Remember the Titans
  • Favorite Dessert: Nutter Butters
  • Favorite Book: 3 and Out by John Bacon
  • Word that best describes me: Here
  • Favorite Jelly Bean Flavor: I like to eat them all at once
  • Favorite Quote: "There are three types of baseball players: Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen and those who wonder what happens." Tommy Lasorda

Bo

  • Grade: Junior in High School
  • Favorite Food: Steamed Rice with Soy Sauce
  • Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption
  • Word that best describes me: Taco Bell
  • Favorite Quote: "Dude, Where's My Car?"
  • Favorite Movie: Dude, Where's My Car? (oh wait...)

The Hair

  • There seem to be plenty of questions and comments about the hair.  So here you go:
  • I cut my hair about every 2.5 years and donate it. I donate my hair to Children with Hair Loss.  If you are planning to donate your hair, I do recommend them.
  • Also, I am in a long running hair donation battle with Kim Ulrich's daughter. Feel free to join!

Tie-Dye

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I enjoy tie-dye. Perhaps that is an understatement.  I really enjoy tie-dye?  Hmm.  Well, my first tie-dye experience was during my 16th birthday party during which I inexplicable decided it would be fun to have everyone tie-dye, in April, in Michigan.  (it's cold.)  It was so Rit-dye terrible that I didn't tie-dye again until about 3 years later.  And well, I have tie-dyed at least once every summer since.  I decided to pull out a good percentage of the tie-dye shirts that I currently have and display them for you here.  Over the years I have produced hundreds of tie-dyed items.  It's just so much fun.  I mean, look at all that tie-dye.  Doesn't it make you happy?  It makes me happy, and yes, all my tie-dye creations are on hangers in my closet. 😊

Kate

I really and truly couldn’t be doing this without my wife.  She supports me completely.  She supported me when I quit my “real” teaching job to start a company with an amazing vision and no profits.  Even though she has never taken a physics class in her life, she watches every minute of every video and gives constructive criticism.  She provides a wonderful sounding board and knows how to tell me one of my ideas is terrible without putting me down.  We met when I was 16 and we are still in love today.  Kate, thank you so much for all your help.
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