High School Physics with Lab
The course will be taught from end of October through the end of quarter 3 (mid-March) and will meet for two hours, twice a week. We will cover all topics taught in the Physics 1 curriculum for high school students, including Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Thermodynamics, Light, Sound, and Nuclear. There will be labs and demonstrations. Students will be expected to maintain a notebook for observations, class notes, and lab analysis. Homework will be assigned. There will be two tests per quarter.
Textbook: Addison Wesley, Conceptual Physics Third Edition with Expanded Technology *The High School Physics Program (H) by Paul Hewitt, ISBN-13: 978-0201332872, ISBN-10: 0201332876
Prerequisite: Algebra 1 knowledge enough to solve simple algebraic equations
Instructor: Ed Linz
Minimum Student Enrollment: 5
Course Length: Two, 2-hour class per week / 15 weeks / 60 hours of instruction during Quarter 2 and Quarter 3/ Equivalent to 1 full year of HS Physics
Cost: TBD
