Accelerated Physics Course Outline
I. Introduction (Three Weeks)
a. Math Review
b. Conversions Quiz- Conversions
c. Scientific Notation (Lab- Graphing)
d. Significant Figures Quiz- Scientific Notation (Lab Measuring)
II. Motion in One Dimension- (5 Weeks)
a. Speed problems of distance and Time (Lab-Speed)
b. Relative Velocity (Lab -Graph Matching)
c. Quiz- Velocity
d. Problems of Distance, time and Acceleration Quiz- Acceleration
e. Acceleration of Gravity. (Lab- Gravity) Test-Motion
End of Quarter One
III. Forces - (Five Weeks)
a. Newton's Laws (Lab: Newtons Law)
b. Weight and Mass (Lab: Forces and Masses)
c. Dynamics in One dimension Quiz- F=ma
d. Vectors/Trigonometry Quiz- Vectors
e. Friction (Lab-Friction) Quiz- Friction
f. Dynamics in Two Dimensions
g. Dynamics Problems in Two Dimensions with Friction. Test- Forces
IV. Circular Motion- (Four Weeks)
a. Projectile Motion (Lab Proj. Trajectory) Quiz -Projectiles
b. Tangential Velocity Quiz- Tang. Velocity
c. Centripetal Force (Lab: Cent. Force) Quiz Centripetal Force
d. Newton's Law of Gravity
e. Satellite Orbits Test: Circular Motion
End of Semester One
Semester Two-
V. Work and Energy- (Four Weeks)
a. Work and Energy Forms, (Lab - Ramps)
b. Simple Machines (Lab Pulleys) Quiz: Work
c. Power (Lab: Horsepower)
d. Work - Energy Theorem, Quiz- Work and Energy
e. Conservation of Energy, Quiz- Conservation Energy
f. Test: Energy
VI. Momentum-
a. Momentum and Impulse
b. Conservation of Momentum
c. Inelastic and Elastic Collisions in one dimension
d. Quiz: Conservation of Momentum
End of Quarter 3
Quarter 4:
VII. Pressure- (Two Weeks)
a. Static Pressure / Hydraulics
b. Pressure at Depths Quiz- Pressure
c. Buoyancy (Lab: Archimedes) Quiz Buoyancy
Test: Pressure
VIII. Dynamic Pressure- (Two Weeks)
a. Aeronautics -Turbulence vs. Laminar Flow
b. Bernoulli’s Equation
IX. Electricity- (Three Weeks)
a. Static Electricity (Lab Electroscope) Quiz Static Charges
b. DC Electricity (Light bulb Lab)
c. Ohms' Law
d. Equivalent Cicuit Resistance Quiz- Complex circuits
e. Power in DC circuits Test: Electricity
Sometimes as Time Permits or in place of Electricity
Waves and Sound- (Two Weeks)
a. Wave properties (Lab- Slinkey)
b. Wavelength, speed and frequency calculations
c. Sound Lab on resonance in a tube (Lab)
d. Speed of Sound Calculations Quiz: Sound and Waves
Light- (Three Weeks)
a. EM Spectrum
b. Light Properties / Relativity
c. Reflection (Lab-Image Location) Quiz- Reflection of Light
d. Refraction (Lab Snell's Law) Quiz- Refraction of Light
e. Ray Drawings and Lenses Test: Light
Six Flags Trip
X. Exams