Physics

2012-2013
Full Year Course
Grades 11 -12 recommended
1 science credit
Tuesday

Course Tutor:
Sukrit Das
sukritdas@yahoo.com

Course Description:
Physics attempts to understand in detail how everything in the universe interacts with everything else since the laws of physics control any phenomenon in nature (Dr. Jay L. Wile, Exploring Creation with Physics [Indiana: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc, 2004] 1). This college-prep physics course will effectively prepare the student for a university-level physics course. Students will learn both how math merges with science and how God reveals His character in the laws He has established. As with all Apologia science this intriguing course is also challenging, requiring 1 to 1.5 hours of homework per day. Grading will involve homework, labs, tests, quarterly tests, and attitude.

Topics covered in this course: Motion: 1-dimensional, 2-dimensional, circular, and periodic; Newton’s Laws and their application, Gravity, Work, Energy, Momentum, Hooke’s Law, Waves: Sound and Light; Optics, Coulomb’s Law, Electric Fields, Electricity, and Magnetism.

Course Prerequisites:
Successful completion of Algebra I, Geometry, and familiar with sine, cosine, and tangent

Course Fees:
Lab fee: $20.00 (billed by Teenworks office)

Copy Fee:
$15 copy fee payable to tutor on first day of class.

Required Texts (Available through the Teenworks Resource Center):
Exploring Creation with Physics, 2nd Edition by Dr. Jay L. Wile, Apologia Educational Ministries
Exploring Creation with Physics, 2nd Ed., Solutions and Test Manual, Apologia Educational Ministries

Required Supplies:
3-ring notebook binder to keep work in
Scientific calculator
Lined paper
Graph paper
Plain paper
Ruler (w/ inches & centimeters)
Compass
Protractor
Pencil or pen
Colored pencils