Physics Curriculum

1. Measurements and Mathematics
• Units
• Tools for Measurement
• Uncertainty in Measurement
• Scientific Notation
• Evaluating Experimental Results
• Grouping Data
• Scalar and Vector Quantities
• Solving Equations Using Algebra
2. Mechanics
• Kinematics
• Statics
• Dynamics
• Two-Dimensional Motion and Trajectories
• Uniform Circular Motion
• Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
• Friction
• Momentum
• The Simple Pendulum
3. Energy
• Work and Energy
• Forms of Energy
• Potential Energy
• Elastic Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy
• Work-Energy Relationship
4. Electricity and Magnetism
• Electrostatics
• Electric Fields
• Electric Current
• Electric Circuits
• Magnetism
• Electromagnetic Induction
5. Waves
• Introduction to Waves
• Periodic Wave Phenomena
• Light
• The Electromagnetic Spectrum
6. Modern Physics
• Wave-Particle Duality of Energy and Matter
• Early Models of the Atom
• The Nucleus
• The Standard Model of Particle Physics