WHitney Young Magent High School
ARISE PHYSICS
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ARISE WY Home Vision ARISE Physics ARISE Chemistry ARISE Biology DESCRIPTION & SYLLABUS
This introductory course follows a phenomenological approach, ie., loads of hands-son activities. Each unit as listed in the syllabus below lasts about 3 weeks. This curriculum, however, has undergone radical restructuring since it did not fit the required CASE exams. We used to cover light, for example, in the first semester instead of the second. Conceptual Physics by Paul Hewitt is given to students as a textbook for reference material.
Note: These 3-week units are organized to reflect material covered in the semester CASE exams.ARISE PHYSICS SYLLABUS
FIRST SEMESTER
Unit 1: MEASUREMENT, VELOCITY & ACCELERATION
Error & Measurement, Triangulation, Graphing, Motion equations, Frames of referenceUnit 2: NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION & UNIVERSAL GRAVITATION
Inertia, friction, force, Action/reaction, AstronomyUnit 3: VECTORS & PROJECTILE MOTION
Static Equilibrium, Center of mass, Torque, Range calculations, Terminal velocityUnit 4: CIRCULAR & SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Centripetal force, Rotational inertia, Angular momentum, Simple harmonic motion (pendulums, springs)Unit 5: MOMENTUM & ENERGY
Elastic/Inelastic collisions, KE, PE, & Work energy, PowerUnit 6: HEAT
Temperature, specific heat, Heats of fusion/vaporization, Thermodynamics, global warming
SECOND SEMESTER
Unit 7: WAVES
Standing, longitudinal, & transverse waves, Resonance & harmonicsUnit 8: REFLECTION & REFRACTION
Plane, concave, & convex mirrors, Real & virtual images, Fresnel, concave, convex lensesUnit 7: PHYSICAL OPTICS & COLOR
Interference, diffraction, Polarization, Color dispersion & absorption
Unit 10: ELECTRICITY
Electric fields and forces, Parallel & series circuits, Ohm's law, Resistance, current, voltageUnit 11: ELECTROMAGNETISM
Magnets & coils, Geomagnetism, Motors & generators, Induction & fields, Electromagnetic wavesUnit 12: NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Nuclear power, generation, & waste disposal, Decay curves & half life, Nuclear transmutation