Advanced Topics in Physics
Advanced Topics in PhysicS Online High School Course
COURSE LENGTH:
Full Year (30 Sessions)
Course Overview
Advanced Topics in Physics is a rigorous, full-year, college-level course that covers topics taught in a first-year calculus-based physics class. The course is designed for students who have already taken or are concurrently taking calculus. The first semester focuses on mechanics covering topics such as kinematics, Newton’s Laws of motion, work, energy, momentum, rotational motion, and gravitation. The second semester focuses on electricity and magnetism covering topics such as electrostatics, electric circuits, magnetism, and electromagnetic waves. Students will be assessed with a combination of weekly asynchronous assignments, laboratory exercises, summative assessments that include an oral component, and a final. While not a requirement, at the conclusion of this course, students should be prepared to take the AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism exams.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Having completed this course students will be able to:
Explain the principles of mechanics
Describe motion using kinematic equations
Describe motion using Newton’s Laws and forces such as gravity, tension, and friction
Explain the concepts of energy and momentum and how they are conserved
Describe rotational kinematics and dynamics
Explain the principles of electricity and magnetism
Analyze and design circuits involving resistors, capacitors, and inductors
Explain the behavior of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields
Explain the principles of electromagnetic waves and their applications
Apply calculus to solve physics problems
Develop hypotheses and design experiments to test them
Create graphs and diagrams to represent data and physical situations
Analyze data shown in a graph
Develop and support a scientific claim with evidence
Textbook: OpenStax Physics