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Physics                                  College Prep

(341) All year                       6 Credits

Open to Grades 11, 12

Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Algebra II

This Physics course is offered primarily for future Liberal Arts students. The course is presented as an historical development of the main ideas which have led to the present status of modern Physics. There is more emphasis on basic concepts than on mathematical relationships. The four major units are Mechanics, Sound and Light, Electricity and Magnetism, and "Modern Physics".

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

·         describe the motion of objects (Kinematics) in one and two dimensions

·         solve problems using Newton's Laws and Conservation of Energy and Momentum

·         view fundamental physics in a historical context

·         solve problems involving simple circuits and electric and magnetic fields

·         use technology to gather, analyze and interpret data from laboratory experiments

 

Physics                                              Honors

(340) All year                                    6 Credits

Open to Grades 11, 12

Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PreCalculus Honors or consent of instructor

This course, designed for future College Science majors, is an intensive study of the concepts of matter and energy and their interrelation. Emphasis is placed on the development and use of mathematical techniques to describe physical laws. Extensive use is made of laboratory investigations which provide the student with opportunity to discover and test physical relationships. The four major units are Mechanics, Sound and Light, Electricity and Magnetism, and "Modern Physics".

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

·         describe the motion of objects (Kinematics) in one and two dimensions

·         solve problems using Newton's Laws and Conservation of Energy and Momentum

·         view fundamental physics in a historical context

·         solve problems involving simple circuits and electric and magnetic fields

·         use technology to gather, analyze and interpret data from laboratory experiments