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Unit of Study |
Semester 1 |
Geometric Optics (15) |
1.2
Measurement and uncertainties
7.2
Uncertainties
H.2
Reflection at a Plane surface
H.3
Refraction at a Plane interface
H.4
Refraction by Lenses
H.5
Optical Instruments |
Wave & Wave Phenomena (25*) |
4.1 Traveling Waves 4.2
Wave Properties
4.3
Standing Waves
10.2
Beats
10.1
Doppler Effect
10.3
Two-source Interference
H.6
Diffraction and Interference
H.7
Thin film Interference |
Kinematics (20) |
1.1
The Realm of Physics
E.2
Mechanics
2.1
Kinematics
1.3
Mathematical and graphical techniques
1.4
Vectors and Scalars*
8.1
Projectile Motion |
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Statics (6)

Total (66) |
2.2a
Forces
8.4a
Friction
8.5
Statics |
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H-1 |
Semester 2 |
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Dynamics (17)
 |
2.2b
Dynamics
2.3
Inertial mass, gravitational mass and weight
2.5
Work, energy and power
2.4
Momentum
8.4b
Friction
2.6
Uniform circular motion |
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Field Forces (42)

Total (59) |
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E.1
Astronomy and
development of models of the universe
E.4
Electricity and
magnetism
8.2a
Gravitation
5.3a
Magnetism
5.1
Electrostatics
8.2b
Gravitation
11.1
Electrostatic
potential
8.3
Orbital motion
5.2
Electric current and electric circuits
5.3b
Magnetism
11.2
Electromagnetic induction
11.3
Alternating current
H.1
The nature of light |
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H-2 |
Semester 1 |
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Thermodynamics (21)

Total
(21) |
6.1
The Atom
E.3
Concepts of Heat
3.1
Thermal Concepts
9.1
Thermodynamic Systems and Concepts
3.2
Thermal Properties of Matter
3.3
Ideal Gases
9.2 Processes
9.3
Second law of thermodynamics and entropy
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IA
Additional Time for lab work w/ Review of H-1 |
Modern Physics (33) |
E.5
Atomic and nuclear physics
6.2
Radioactive decay
7.1
Graphical analysis
12.1
Quantum physics
E.6
The quantum concept and atomic models
12.2
Nuclear physics
6.3
Nuclear reactions,
fission and fusion
12.3
Particle physics |
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REVIEW |
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Total Hours (179) |
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Note:
These hours can be misleading. Vectors, for example, will be
introduced as specified above, but will not occupy 4 hours of
class time during the first semester. Another factor is that many
of the Optics & Wave topics overlap significantly. |