Description
Science / Grades 11-12 / Period 2/ MBH / 1T-2T-3T
Physics
Physics is a three trimester course of High School introductory physics, based on the book Exploring Creation with Physics, 2nd Edition by Dr. Jay Wile. This class is designed to prepare the student for university-level physics courses.
Please note that this book is set up for use over 32 weeks; our three trimesters have only thirty weeks, so there will be some acceleration (pun intended) in the material covered in the first trimester. Due to instructor’s scheduling constraints, there will be no separate lab section.
First Trimester: Basics of motion
The first trimester begins by studying motion and Newton’s Laws, covering the following topics:
- Motion in one dimension (speed, velocity and acceleration)
- Equations for one-dimensional motion (displacement, velocity, acceleration and time)
- Free fall
- Two-dimensional vectors
- Motion in two dimensions
- Newton’s three laws
- Applications of Newton’s second law
Second Trimester: Motion, momentum, energy, work and waves
The second trimester completes the study of motion and its application in energy, work, momentum and waves. We will cover the following topics:
- Uniform circular motion
- Gravity
- Work and energy
- Momentum
- Periodic motion
- Waves: sound and light
Third Trimester: Optics, Electricity and Magnetism
The third trimester expands the study to cover how optical devices work, what electricity is and how it is used, and the basics of magnetism. The following topics are covered:
- Geometric optics
- Coulomb’s Law
- The electric field
- Electric potential
- Capacitance
- Electric circuits
- Magnetism
Most class periods will have some experiment or demonstration of the material discussed.
Class size: minimum 3
Class time: 10:00-10:50 a.m.
Class level: 11-12
Taught by: Mr. Mark Hanson
Materials fee: $5
Prerequisites: Algebra 1 & 2 and introductory trigonometry (sine, cosine, tangent).
Materials needed: 2nd edition textbook (available through Amazon), notebook
Class code: MBH2
