Science
Honors Physics
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of Physics, which is the branch of science that primarily studies matter, energy, and their interactions. This Honors Physics course then expands on the basic concepts of Physics by having the students interact with case studies, which ask the student to dive deeper into their understandings of the topics
About the course
Course Overview
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of Physics, which is the branch of science that primarily studies matter, energy, and their interactions. This Honors Physics course then expands on the basic concepts of Physics by having the students interact with case studies, which ask the student to dive deeper into their understandings of the topics. Using the scientific method, physicists hypothesize relationships, design experiments, and complete tests to turn those hypotheses into theories. Students learn Physics is more than numbers and equations; it is about asking how and why things work and questioning everything we see in the natural world.
Textbook: Physics Concepts – © Excel Education Systems, Inc - 2019
By the end of the course
Learning Objectives
- Describe the nature of physics and its related fields.
- Understand the concepts and relationship between displacement, time/speed, and velocity
- Examine the causes of circular motion, including gravitation.
- Describe an electric field, including positive and negative charges, conductors and insulators, and the properties of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium.
Course contents
What You'll Study
Chapter 1: Introduction to Physics
Chapter 2: Vectors
Chapter 3: Motion in a Straight Line
Chapter 4: Force
Chapter 5: Motion in Two Dimensions
Chapter 6: Universal Gravitation
Chapter 7: Momentum
Chapter 8: Energy
Chapter 9: Work, Power, and Simple Machines
Chapter 10: Thermal Energy
Chapter 11: The Fluid States
Chapter 12: Waves and Energy Transfer
Chapter 13: Light
Chapter 14: Geometric Optics
Chapter 15: Diffraction/Interference of Light
Chapter 16: Static Electricity
Chapter 17: Electric Fields
Chapter 18: Current Electricity
Chapter 19: Electrical Circuits
Chapter 20: Magnetic Fields
Chapter 21: Electromagnetic Induction
Chapter 22: The Nucleus
Chapter 23: The Atom
Chapter 24: Astrophysics
Chapter 25: Relativity
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