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Physics I

Duration

10 Months

Prerequisites

Algebra I; Algebra II recommended, Student Must Have Completed Grade 8

Requirements

None

Course Summary

In Physics, students explore the contributions of Galileo, Newton, and Einstein, learning concepts, theories, and laws governing matter, energy, and forces. Through real-world examples and interactive elements, they follow the footsteps of great scientific thinkers.

MAJOR TOPICS AND CONCEPTS

Semester 1:

  • Plagiarism
  • Writing
  • Validating Resources
  • Measurement Techniques
  • Graphical Analysis
  • Experimental Techniques
  • Lab Design
  • Speed, Velocity, Acceleration
  • Problem-Solving Methods
  • Vector and Scalar Quantities
  • Equation Manipulation
  • Freefall and Gravity
  • Newton’s Laws of Motion
  • The Fundamental Forces
  • Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
  • Coulomb’s Law
  • Mass and Weight
  • Free-body Diagrams
  • Uniform Circular Motion
  • Momentum and Angular Momentum

Honors:

  • Scientific theories
  • 2- D motion
  • Angular momentum

Semester 2:

  • Engineering Design
  • Temperature and Heat
  • Conservation of Thermal Energy
  • Kinetic and Potential Energy
  • Work and Power
  • Energy Models and Devices
  • Conductors and Insulator
  • Electrical Fields and Forces
  • Simple, Series, and Parallel Circuits
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Simple Harmonic Motion
  • Wave Behavior and Equation
  • Ray Diagrams
  • Lenses and Mirrors
  • Snell’s Law
  • Telecommunications and Digital Information
  • Atomic Theory
  • Atoms and Molecules
  • Fundamental Particles Duality of Light Radioactivity
  • Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion
  • Special Relativity and Cosmology

Honors:

  • Electromagnetism
  • Thermodynamics
  • Radiation and Radioactivity
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