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Pre-AP Physics
This course will cover kinematics in one and two dimensions, as well as forces and vectors. Students will study work, energy, and power that will then lead into the study of momentum and the conservation of energy. Circular motion and gravitation, translational and rotational equilibrium, fluid mechanics and thermal physics will be covered. The students will study electricity and magnetism then look at waves and optics. A final subject area will be atomic and nuclear physics. Good math skills are critical to success in this course.
"Regular"
5211
True
120
Tina Fugate
or
Robin Schott
Biology I, Algebra I, Geometry, Pre-AP Algebra II or concurrently enrolled
- Physics Skills
- Kinematics in One & Two Dimensions
- Forces
- Universal Gravitation
- Momentum
- Work, Energy, & Power
- Thermal Physics
- States of Matter
- Electric Force, Potential, and Field
- Electric Current
- Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Waves and Energy Transfer
- Sound
- Optics
- Geometric Optics
- Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Referenced Standards
National Science Standards (5th ed). (1998). National Research Council, Washington, D.C., National Academy of Sciences
Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (2003). Oklahoma State Department of Education-PASS-{ www.sde.state.ok.us}
Suggested Texts
Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Zitzewitz, Elliott, Haase, Harper, Herzog, Nelson, Nelson, Schuler, and Zorn (2005). Physics: Principles and Problems. New York, NY: Glencoe McGraw-Hill.
Serway, Raymond, Faughn, Jerry (2006). Physics . Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Serway, Raymond, Faughn, Jerry, Vuille, Chris (2006). Enhanced College Physics (7th ed.). California: Brooks/Cole-Thompson Learning.
Supplemental Materials
Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics Laboratory Manual (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics Next Time Questions (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics Concept Development and Practice Book (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Hewitt, Paul G. (2006). Conceptual Physics Problem Solving Exercises in Physics (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.