High School Physics
Using Apologia
Exploring Creation with Physics, 2nd Ed.
An algebra-based college preparatory high school physics course designed for the 10th, 11th or 12th-grade high school student who has completed:
And has an introduction to the trigonometry definitions of:
This course provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general physics, emphasizing vector analysis. It provides the student with a strong background in the classical physics topics of:
To enhance learning, experiments with written lab reports are also included in the course.
Weekly time investment: 7-8 hours (reading, homework, writing lab reports, preparing for tests, etc.)
- algebra 1 (including the quadratic formula, adding fractions, and logarithms),
- geometry (including the Pythagorean theorem),
And has an introduction to the trigonometry definitions of:
- sine,
- cosine,
- tangent,
- arc-sine, and
- arc-tangent
This course provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general physics, emphasizing vector analysis. It provides the student with a strong background in the classical physics topics of:
- 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional kinematics and kinetics,
- Newton’s 3 laws of motion,
- translational and rotational motion,
- uniform circular motion,
- work-energy theorem,
- impulse-momentum theorem (including collisions and explosions),
- oscillations/periodic motion,
- waves (both sound and light),
- optics (lenses and mirrors),
- electricity, and
- magnetism
To enhance learning, experiments with written lab reports are also included in the course.
Weekly time investment: 7-8 hours (reading, homework, writing lab reports, preparing for tests, etc.)
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Topics Covered in Friendly Chemistry include:
“The primary difference between this class and college prep chemistry is this class has significantly less math.”
Weekly time investment: 2-4 hours
Topics Covered in Friendly Chemistry include:
- The Atomic Theory
- Trends of the Periodic Table of Elements
- Quantum Mechanics (Electron Arrangement)
- Ion Formation
- Compound Formation – Bonding
- Avogadro’s Number and the Mole
- Calculation of Formula Weights and Percent Composition
- Empirical Formulas
- Writing and Classifying Chemical Reactions
- Balancing Chemical Equations
- Stoichiometry (predicting quantitative outcomes of reactions and predicting necessary amounts of reactants to produce a desired amount of product)
- Solutions and Molarity and application to stoichiometry
- The Ideal Gas Laws
“The primary difference between this class and college prep chemistry is this class has significantly less math.”
Weekly time investment: 2-4 hours
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