PHYSICS
Platte Canyon High
School
Bailey, Colorado
COURSE OUTLINE
Measuring, the Metric System, Dimensional Analysis, Unit Conversions, Significant Figures, and Problem Solving
Distance and Displacement, Speed and Velocity, Acceleration, Kinematic Equations, and Freefall
Components of Motion, Vector Addition and Subtraction, Relative Velocity, and Projectile Motion
The Concept of Force and Net Force, Inertia and Newton's First Law of Motion, Newton's Second Law of Motion, Applications of Newton's Second Law, Newton's Third Law of Motion, and Friction
Work done by a Constant Force, Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, The Conservation of Energy, and Power.
Linear Momentum, the Conservation of Momentum, Impulse, Elastic and Inelastic Collisions, and the Center of Mass
Angular Measure, Angular Speed and Velocity, Uniform Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration, Angular Acceleration , Newton's Law of Gravitation, and Kepler's Laws.
Solids, Fluids, Pressure and Pascal's Principle, Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle, Surface Tension, Capillary Action, Fluid Dynamics and Bernoulli's Equation, Viscosity, Poiseuille's Law and Reynolds Number.
Thermodynamics Systems, States and Processes; the First Law of Thermodynamics, The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy.
Simple Harmonic Motion, Equations of Motion, Wave Motion, Wave Phenomena, Standing Waves and Resonance.
Sound Waves, The Speed of Sound, Sound Intensity, Sound Phenomena, and the Doppler Effect.
Wave Fronts and Rays, Reflections, Refractions, Total Internal Reflection and Fiber Optics, and Dispersion.
Plane Mirrors, Spherical Mirrors, Lenses, and Lens Aberrations.
Electric Charge, Electrostatic Charging, Electric Force, Electric Field, Conductors and Electric Fields.
Electric Potential Energy and Potential Difference, Equipotential Surfaces and the Electric Field, Capacitance, Dielectrics, and Capacitors.
Batteries and Direct Current, Current and Drift Velocity, Resistance and Ohm's Law, and Electric Power.
Resistances in Series, Parallel and Series-Parallel Combinations, Ammeters and Voltmeters, Household Circuits and Electrical Safety.
Magnets and Magnetic Poles, Electromagnetism, Magnetic Forces, and the Source of Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Materials, and Applications of Electromagnetism.