Physics

In this course, students will review, extend, and apply Physics related skills and knowledge. Topics include: energy and energy transformations, kinetic and potential energy changes, electrical forces and fields, laws of motion, friction, and forces influencing motion over long distances (gravity etc.), properties of waves, light, sound, relationship among heat, temperature, and entropy, kinetic theory, and heat transfer. Students interested in physics and/or a physics related career would be most thoroughly prepared by completing Physics as a junior and Advanced Placement Physics as a senior.

School Competencies
  • Applied Mathematical Modeling (Problem Solving & Analysis - Foundational)
  • Critical Thinking (Problem Solving & Analysis - Foundational)
  • Logical Processing (Problem Solving & Analysis - Foundational)
  • Analytical Application (Problem Solving & Analysis - Advanced
  • Multi-Disciplinary Technological and Scientific Understanding (Problem Solving & Analysis - Advanced)
Course Competencies
  • Relate physical information mathematically and graphically.
  • Analyze data using tools, technologies, and/or models.
  • Use graphs and equations to solve kinematics, force, momentum, and energy problems.
  • Describe Newton’s first, second, and third laws of motion and their implications.
  • Use Ohm’s law to calculate voltage, current, or resistance.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of waves by describing waves and their properties, comparing electromagnetic and mechanical waves, and explaining light refraction.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of electricity by explaining electrical conduction and insulation, resistance, and the role of electrons in magnetic fields.
Credits

1

Grades

10-12