Juniors

This course is designed for those students who have completed 10th grade Introductory or Basic Chemistry and are enrolled in Algebra II. We cover most topics required for high school Physics at a somewhat slower pace. The course includes labs and demonstrations.

Topics include:

Mathematical methods
vectors
equilibrium
Newton's Laws
work
energy
power
simple machines
impulse and momentum
angular motion
simple harmonic motion and springs

thermal expansion
kinetic theory
waves
sound
electricity & magnetism
light
lenses
dispersion of light
relativity
quantum mechanics
fluids

Basic Physics

This course is designed for those students who have completed 10th grade Chemistry and are enrolled in Algebra II. We cover all of the topics included in Honors Physics except that this course is Algebra-driven. The course includes labs and demonstrations. Topics include:

Mathematical methods
vectors
equilibrium
Newton's Laws
work
energy
power
simple machines
impulse and momentum
angular motion
simple harmonic motion and springs
fluids
thermal expansion

kinetic theory & thermodynamics
waves
sound
electricity & magnetism
light
lenses
optical instruments
interference and diffraction of light
relativity
quantum mechanics
nuclear physics
spectroscopy

Honors Physics

This course is designed for those students who are enrolled in Pre-Calculus/Calculus and is therefore calculus driven. The course includes labs and demonstrations. We typically cover topics on a university level and generally end the year with a guided tour of the Rutgers University chemical and physics labs. Topics include:

Mathematical methods
vectors
equilibrium
Newton's Laws
work
energy
power
simple machines
impulse and momentum
angular motion
simple harmonic motion and springs
fluids

thermal expansion
kinetic theory & thermodynamics
waves
sound
electricity & magnetism
light
lenses
optical instruments
interference and diffraction of light
relativity
quantum mechanics
nuclear physics