Physics I

Semester One:

• Learn about the mathematical skills and measurement systems used in physics
• Interpret scientific data and model relationships between variables with graphs
• Differentiate between scalar and vector quantities
• Describe and use the relationship between distance, time, and speed
• Solve problems involving speed, velocity, and acceleration
• Compare accelerated motion to non-accelerated motion
• Analyze motion using various motion graphs
• Explore free fall motion by utilizing the acceleration due to gravity
• Interpret and apply Newton’s laws of motion to real-world scenarios
• Compare the four fundamental forces of the universe
• Use mathematical models to compute gravitational and electrostatic forces
• Illustrate the interactions between forces and matter using force diagrams
• Describe the planetary motion and solve circular motion problems
• Apply the law of conservation of momentum to real-world scenarios
• Describe the forms of energy and energy transformations
• Solve problems involving work and power
• Explain the impact of conservative and non-conservative forces on energy conversions
• Solve problems involving the different forms of energy

Semester Two:

• Identify the components of an electrical circuit
• Measure and calculate electrical fields
• Explore the relationship between electrical current and magnetism
• Describe how capacitors are used in electrical circuits and electronics
• Represent electrical circuits using a schematic model
• Apply Ohm’s law to explore the impact of resistance in a circuit
• Model and measure simple harmonic motion
• Identify the parts of a wave and use wave measurement calculations
• Explain the different behaviors of waves when they interact with boundaries
• Construct ray diagrams and use the lens and mirror equation to analyze image formation
• Describe properties of waves and their applications in real-world phenomena
• Differentiate between temperature and heat
• Calculate heat transfer between a surrounding and a system
• Explore thermal equilibrium and the conservation of thermal energy
• Discover the contributions of scientists that led to the development of a model of the atom
• Describe the dual nature of light and the photoelectric effect
• Compare types of radiation and describe applications of radioactivity
• Explore the special theory of relativity and scientific explanations about the origin of the universe