Course Syllabus

Pre AP Physics Class Syllabus

1^st 6 weeks

1. Process of Physics Investigations
   1. Significant Figures and Metric Review
   2. Math skills review

2. Kinematics in 1 Dimension and Motion Graphs
   1. Graphing motion
   2. 1D motion
   3. Kinematic equations

3. Newton’s Laws of Motion
   1. Newton’s 3 laws of motion
   2. Force and free body diagrams

4. 2 dimensional motion
   1. Moving in x & y simultaneously
   2. Projectile motion
   3. Rotational motion

5. Universal Gravitation
   1. Newton’s equation, gravity and orbits of planets
   2. Einstein’s postulates; both General and Specific Theories of Relativity

6. Conservation of Energy and Momentum
   1. Conservation of Energy in motion
   2. Momentum and collisions

7. Thermodynamics
   1. Heat movement
   2. Laws of thermodynamics and applications

8. Waves
   1. Periodic and simple harmonic motion
   2. Wave behaviors and characteristics
   3. Sound Energy

9. Light
   1. Behavior and components
   2. Ray diagrams of reflectance and refraction

10. Electromagnetic Fields and Forces
    1. Electrostatic charges and Static electricity
    2. Magnetism and Forces

11. Current Electricity
    1. Series and parallel circuits
    2. Circuit diagrams and calculations

12. Atomic and Nuclear Physics