| LEVEL I: 9th grade measurements, forces, pressure, gravity Math connection: Metric system, scientific notation, using TI 83/84, conversions, volume and areas, RATIOS you need: PRE-ALGEBRA GEOMETRY easy |
LEVEL II: 10th grade 1D Motion, Newton's laws , energy Math connection: Linear, inverse relationship.. Best fit line/curve. Using graphs to derive relationship between physical quantities you need: ALGEBRA I |
LEVEL III: 11th grade 2D motion mecahnics, optics, history Math connection: working in 2D, working with vectors, polar graph, parabola, circular motion you need: GEOMETRY 2D ( including TRIGONOMETRY) |
LEVEL IV : 12th and 13th grade waves, fields, oscillators, light modern Physics Math connection: periodic function, derivative, differential equation, vector fields you need : ALGEBRA-2 some calculus but not much |
| Math skills I ( scientific notation, metric system, SI units, measurements (surface areas, volume) conversions distance in the universe, weight vs surface area |
Math skills I graphing Math skills II; how to use the TI, best fit line redshift lab use your skills graph papers (take 5 lines per page) |
MAth skills II : vectors in 2D, trigo | in consctruction wave1 (intro: properties) wave2 (intro : overview) wave3 (application = sound) ----------------------------------- in consctruction electric field magnetic field and electromagnetism work revisited: work as a dot product work in an uniform field, kinetic energy potential energy kinematics 2D revisited: motion 2D in an uniform field (electric , gravitational or magnetic) oscillators : introduction mechanic oscillators , electric oscillator (RC circuit, induction and RL circuit, RLC circuit) nuclear Physics and radioactivity |
| Math skills II RATIOS, conversions Math skills III extra credits ! |
application linear relationship: Hooke's law frictional FORCES |
Statics equilibrium in 2D - lab: table force |
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| density (application of ratios) ---end 1st trimester ------------- |
Vectors - scalar vs vector, how to add 1D vectors if we meet more than twice a cycle: solving for magnitude, angle ---end 1st trimester ---------- |
Dynamics Newton's 2nd law in 2D - lab friction and F = u N ---end 1st trimester ------------- |
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| forces, example of forces: introduction to Newton's law forces are vectors: drawing vectors weight, gravity and beyond: Einstein 's general relativity weightless, living without gravity |
Kinematics 1 - applying graphing skills : graphing motion deriving the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration. |
Projectile motion lab free-fall and projectile |
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| pressure1 (force per unit area) Pascal's principle's law, hydraulic jack ---end 2nd trimester ------------- pressure2: pressure in fluid hydrolic pressure, diving. |
Kinematics 2 - more on acceleration and graphing motion. deriving the equations of motion also called the " big five" . How to use them. |
Torques in 2D: Lab only | |
| pressure3: buoyant force Archimede's principle pressure4: atmospheric pressure air pressure - Bernouilli's principle |
Kinematics 3 - Using the equations of motion to study :Free-Fall solving quadratic equations onl y for extra credits |
Circular motion in 2D lab centripetal force |
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| Electrostatic if time, if we meet more than twice a cycle. (in constrution) | Newton's 1st law : Inertia - concepts | Keplers' Laws : only lab. polar graph paper parameters: use: 50, 36, 365 | |
| Newton's 2nd law F = m a or F t = m (V2 -V1) and applications. problems with an elevator. Torques (LAB) (if time as an application) ---end 2nst trimester --------- |
Universal Gravitation /motion in heaven (Kepler revisited) satellite application |
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| Newton's third law - action/reaction conservation of momentum collision |
angular inertia, angular momentum Harmonic motion: pendulum lab (only lab) ---end 2nd trimester ------------- |
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| old stuff: simple machines ? introduction energy (should be done in middle school) |
WORK, POWER, ENERGY labs: machines review quiz |
EM spectrum, Snell's law, reflection, refraction, lenses optic1, optic1b optic2, optic3 |
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| if time, if we meet more than twice a cycle. ELECTRICITY: ( energy point of view) cicuit1 = introduction, simple circuits, voltage, current, homs law circuit2 = electric power, electric energy circuit 3 = series and in parallel circtuis |
labs optics: lab reflection lab refration lab lens if time, if we meet more than twice a cycle |
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| lab build battery = connection chemistry | GIANTS (history) with the PBS video: Einstein big idea. |
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