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Physics

Wednesday 3:00-4:00  |  Grades 10-12  |  Instructor: Laurie Capen  |  Class meets 33 times

Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in Algebra 2

 

Exploring Creation with Physics is a college prep physics course. Students should have a strong algebra and math background. Completion or concurrent enrollment in Algebra 2 is required. The focus of this class is lab work but extra class time will be devoted to class discussion and/or problem review.  Students will be expected to do the reading and problem sets on their own. The instructor will provide a weekly schedule and will grade all tests and labs. Parents are expected to ensure homework is completed and proctor tests. Topics include: motion, Newton’s laws, work and energy, momentum, periodic motion, waves, optics, electrostatics, electrodynamics, electrical circuits and magnetism. Guest visits will include the instructor’s husband, a physicist working on new technologies. There will be a lab fee for this course.


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